You can go cheap and take your chances with a hardware store ladder stabilizer or use the ladder stabilizer that AC built. His is not flimsy, it is much beefier and stronger. For roofs the stability of the stabilizer can not be beat. There is no flipping of the ladder. The only problem I have had with this stabilizer is when I needed to put the ladder in a tight space. The reason why the stabilizer is so stable is because it is wide.
Ray Burke said
Nov 8, 2011
I agree! I picked one up in Orlando and love mine! I have also found it help to prevent ladder dings on stucco/Dryvit, due to the large diameter tube and padded rubber!
Laurie Benjamin said
Mar 2, 2013
Have you ever had to drill holes into your ladder stabilize? I got mines yesterday and the holes for rhe bracket don't line up..,
Danny Cronauer said
Mar 2, 2013
Laurie Benjamin wrote:
Have you ever had to drill holes into your ladder stabilize? I got mines yesterday and the holes for rhe bracket don't line up..,
.... I wouldn't get a different stabilizer. There are somethings that are better to not mess with.
John Smith said
Mar 2, 2013
Laurie, I recall from another thread the same thing happened to soemone else. I believe they just drilled new holes
Gregg Austensen said
Mar 4, 2013
Yes you will need to drill.
Rays recent find will help save your drill bit.
http://softwashsystems.activeboard.com/mobile.spark?p=topic&topic=52817419
You can go cheap and take your chances with a hardware store ladder stabilizer or use the ladder stabilizer that AC built. His is not flimsy, it is much beefier and stronger. For roofs the stability of the stabilizer can not be beat. There is no flipping of the ladder. The only problem I have had with this stabilizer is when I needed to put the ladder in a tight space. The reason why the stabilizer is so stable is because it is wide.
.... I wouldn't get a different stabilizer. There are somethings that are better to not mess with.