That isn’t actually too bad. If the railing is solid, that’s not going anywhere
Agree, but that’s a mighty powerful “if”.
Specifically, it’s putting the stress on the vertical support pieces of the railing with a horizontal force. While this one looks sturdy, that piece is often strictly decorative. It’s also not designed for that type of stress.
It’s certainly not as bad as it looks, but it’s also not ideal
Ok, but you can also just stick paint rollers on a stick.
They’re called balusters, if you’re curious.
If it fails for this guy, it’s a ballbuster.
It would only take a small amount of side to side movement to walk those feet straight off that little ledge.
Nobody who falls off a ladder and breaks their spine says “I’ll probably fall off this ladder and break my spine but whatever” beforehand, they say things like “It’s actually not too bad” and “That’s not going anywhere”.
Unless you jump or hit it with your knee hard.
He’s got his OSHA certified “Buddy holding the ladder”. he good.
If anything the dude should be bracing the bottom of the ladder. The ultimate critical fail occurs when the ladder feet get jumped/slid off the railing.
It’ll be fine. Homie has got 2 fingers on the one leg. That shit is rock solid.
the amount of confidence that you gain when someone is there to see you possibly die is immense. Rivals with “fuck it we ball”
Not seeing anything wrong here. 3 points of contact, spotter holding the ladder. Passes in my book.
The fact that it’s an A-frame, so the other side is just dangling there, makes this look way worse than it is.
Applying pressure to the top at that angle might be outside the design parameters of the ladder so its possible it could fail or fold at the top depending on the design. I can’t imagine the ladder is particularly heavy but the legs dangling is also added unsupported load affixed to the top. Also as other people noted the railing doesn’t look particularly stable.
All that said, this is like the perfect case scenario for a handle extension.
All they need is a few mattresses on the stairs to break his fall and he’s good to go.
Wouldn’t a roller on a pole just be easier?
Only if you have one available
You mean another trip to the hardware store? Naw
But that seems difficult. It requires a stick and it’s just easier to use 2 guys and a ladder
My grandfather taught me triangles are the most stable structure to build with. This guy will live another 50 years.
imagine doing this instead of buying an extension handle. Or even a stick and duct tape.
This is such amateur bullshit. He needs to hold it steady by bracing the ladder’s feet.