I was about to set up a stepladder to hang a new dining-room chandelier when I noticed that the ladder’s feet were muddy from the last job. It was winter in Chicago — not a convenient time to go outside and hose off the ladder. I thought about spreading a drop cloth and then decided to try something a little simpler. I used heavy rubber bands to secure a shop rag over each foot of the ladder. These socks stayed put no matter where I put the ladder, and I didn’t have to worry about snagging the drop cloth or tripping over the folds that inevitably crisscross one.
Brad R. Johnson, Park Ridge, IL
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Sounds like a slip hazard be careful.
SeanLinster,
It's a step ladder, not an extension ladder.--and as long as he uses it as such and doesn't decide to climb it for some reason while it's leaning against a wall, he'll be fine.
I have found that freebee can koozies you pick up at trade shows do the same thing. They also take some of the pain out of bed frame casters, the ones you always kick with bare toes in the middle of the night.