How to secure the ladder to you and it did not fall?
My house - my fortress - says an old proverb. This is especially true in the case statement, if you in the design of the house you have taken into account the possible dangerous moments: the opening area of doors and windows, slippery elements and... ladder.
How safe is your ladder? Have you ever thought about this?
I was surprised, but the builders have statistics for some reason, people often fall from the stairs. Here are the main reasons for the decline:
- 56% - characterized the height of the first step;
- 49% - characterized the height of the stairs;
- 29% - foreign objects on the stairs;
- 22% - lack of handrails
- 15% - slippery coating
TAkim way, at the stage of designing the stairs you need to know the size of all the steps and risers should be the same, but from the side of the steps necessary to build a railing - they will save you from falling even if you accidentally stumbled.
Ranee in Soviet housing standards as the optimal height of handrails indicate the range from 76-88 cm. However, these standards take into account the height of as much of the 19th century! Now people above, and then European standards of housing construction recommend installing handrails at a height of 90-100 cm.
INTorah advice concerning railing - make them out of round profile that is easy to reach with the hand. Say you saw somewhere horizontal bars made of square or rectangular profile? If such is, they are certainly very difficult to catch up, because the brush is better grasp round objects.
To get rid of slippery coating stairs there are several options:
- Attaching rubber mats with treads. It is important to own mat securely fastened to the bottom step, otherwise it will fly at you from under their feet.
- Surface treatment steps slip composition.
- Application of parallel grooves on the surface of the step.
I hope my tips will help you in the construction of stairs at home. Do not forget to subscribe to the channel and to express their opinion in the comments!