Comments on: Ladder-Dok Saves Gutters http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/23/ladder-dok-saves-gutters/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sat, 17 May 2008 02:37:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Matthew http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/23/ladder-dok-saves-gutters/#comment-196683 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 14:30:46 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/23/ladder-dok-saves-gutters/#comment-196683 You'll never hurt the gutter just setting a ladder up and climbing to the gutter. As firemanpiper says, stand on the ladder and pull the tool down in place. This thing was designed for power-ladders and men carrying bundles up the ladder. AND, it does not interfere with drip edge installation. You’ll never hurt the gutter just setting a ladder up and climbing to the gutter. As firemanpiper says, stand on the ladder and pull the tool down in place. This thing was designed for power-ladders and men carrying bundles up the ladder. AND, it does not interfere with drip edge installation.

]]> by: Firemanpiper http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/23/ladder-dok-saves-gutters/#comment-59771 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:41:04 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/23/ladder-dok-saves-gutters/#comment-59771 As to operation, it would seem that while standing on the ladder with the ladder against the gutter you place the ladder dock in the gutter positioned behind the ladder and then pull down on the bar. The leverage you gain from the ladder dock should be plenty enough to push the ladder off the gutter while standing on the ladder, after all most of your weight is actually transferred down the ladder to the ground and not to the gutter. In response to roscoe, I have a ladder stabilizer from werner and it's not enough to keep the ladder off my gutters with the large overhang of my roof and my house is pretty standard for my area. As to operation, it would seem that while standing on the ladder with the ladder against the gutter you place the ladder dock in the gutter positioned behind the ladder and then pull down on the bar. The leverage you gain from the ladder dock should be plenty enough to push the ladder off the gutter while standing on the ladder, after all most of your weight is actually transferred down the ladder to the ground and not to the gutter.
In response to roscoe, I have a ladder stabilizer from werner and it’s not enough to keep the ladder off my gutters with the large overhang of my roof and my house is pretty standard for my area.

]]> by: Roscoe http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/23/ladder-dok-saves-gutters/#comment-55434 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:57:20 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/23/ladder-dok-saves-gutters/#comment-55434 I think a ladder stabilizer would be easier and more versatile: http://www.wernerladder.com/catalog/details.php?series_id=239 Just set the stabilizer arms lower than the gutter. I think a ladder stabilizer would be easier and more versatile: http://www.wernerladder.com/catalog/details.php?series_id=239

Just set the stabilizer arms lower than the gutter.

]]> by: Kurt Schwind http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/23/ladder-dok-saves-gutters/#comment-54934 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 23:59:36 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/23/ladder-dok-saves-gutters/#comment-54934 I guess I'm thinking that 9/10 times I'm using a ladder up against my gutter it's because I'm CLEANING my gutters. So I climb, clean, descend, move the ladder. Lather, rinse, repeat. I was hoping that I could somehow use this for a gutter cleaning application because that's mostly what I need. If I did actually 'roofing' work, this would probably be more appealing to me. I guess I’m thinking that 9/10 times I’m using a ladder up against my gutter it’s because I’m CLEANING my gutters. So I climb, clean, descend, move the ladder. Lather, rinse, repeat. I was hoping that I could somehow use this for a gutter cleaning application because that’s mostly what I need. If I did actually ‘roofing’ work, this would probably be more appealing to me.

]]> by: Jim http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/23/ladder-dok-saves-gutters/#comment-54822 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:04:27 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/23/ladder-dok-saves-gutters/#comment-54822 Regarding installation. I would position the ladder against the house directly below the gutter. Ascend the ladder, and reaching overhead, place the Ladder-Dok into the gutter as per the Installation instructions on the website. Then, descend, reposition the ladder onto the Ladder-Dok and climb back up. This should work for all but the most extreme eaves. But from a practical point, this is probably more applicable for repeated climbing of a ladder in a single position, such as shingle installation. A single careful climb should not damage your gutters. Regarding installation. I would position the ladder against the house directly below the gutter. Ascend the ladder, and reaching overhead, place the Ladder-Dok into the gutter as per the Installation instructions on the website. Then, descend, reposition the ladder onto the Ladder-Dok and climb back up. This should work for all but the most extreme eaves.

But from a practical point, this is probably more applicable for repeated climbing of a ladder in a single position, such as shingle installation. A single careful climb should not damage your gutters.

]]> by: Kurt Schwind http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/23/ladder-dok-saves-gutters/#comment-54821 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:02:17 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/23/ladder-dok-saves-gutters/#comment-54821 I was just about to ask the same thing Patrick. If this doesn't 'attach' to the ladder, how does one put it in a gutter that might be 2 stories in the air? I was just about to ask the same thing Patrick. If this doesn’t ‘attach’ to the ladder, how does one put it in a gutter that might be 2 stories in the air?

]]> by: Stephen Cooke http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/23/ladder-dok-saves-gutters/#comment-54798 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:03:16 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/23/ladder-dok-saves-gutters/#comment-54798 Perfect! i've been looking for something like this to tackle my gutters which are perched about 35ft in the air. Perfect! i’ve been looking for something like this to tackle my gutters which are perched about 35ft in the air.

]]> by: Patrick http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/23/ladder-dok-saves-gutters/#comment-54794 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:52:30 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/23/ladder-dok-saves-gutters/#comment-54794 How are you suppose to get this thing up there before you set up the ladder? I looked on the their site and I didn't see anything explaining this. If I need to put the ladder up there first to use this thing, what good is it. How are you suppose to get this thing up there before you set up the ladder? I looked on the their site and I didn’t see anything explaining this. If I need to put the ladder up there first to use this thing, what good is it.

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