An Extension Ladder on A Sloped Floor

[rgsparber]

Occasionally I must set my extension ladder on a floor with a slope of 1” drop in a 48” run. With its legs in contact with the floor, it is unsafe to climb the ladder.

My solution was to make a tapered wedge to go under the downhill leg.

I started with a 1” thick hockey puck and used my horizontal/vertical bandsaw to cut it into two 1/2” pucks. For a 20” spacing of the ladder’s legs, I need a thickness of about 0.5”.



I used a drill press vise set at 90° from the saw’s vise to hold the puck on edge. In this way, my hands are far from the cutting action. I knew the saw cut would not be perfect but that was my goal. Using a 3” wide belt sander, I smoothed the cut surfaces.

I marked the thinner side of the puck. It will be on the uphill side.

To use, place the ladder on the sloped floor with the puck under the down hill leg. Periodically check that this leg is canyon the puck.