{"id":4862,"date":"2023-09-05T17:54:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T22:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/staging\/3703\/?p=4862"},"modified":"2023-09-14T11:38:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T16:38:09","slug":"how-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/05\/how-high\/","title":{"rendered":"How high?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dock was built a little higher than the old dock so it needed a higher ladder to get out of the lake. To meet an immediate need I stuck in a 12&#8242; aluminum extension ladder. It seemed to be about the right height\/length. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/staging\/3703\/wp-content\/IMG_5780-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5780-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5780-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5780-113x150.jpeg 113w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_5780.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The aluminum ladder tied to the swim platform<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, when it came time to build a proper wood ladder 12&#8242; seemed to be a good idea. So did angled steps so the ladder wouldn&#8217;t be straight up and down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/staging\/3703\/wp-content\/img_6052-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_6052-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_6052-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_6052-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_6052-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_6052-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_6052-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">If it&#8217;s too high it would be easy to cut it down and or remove a couple of steps.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The angled steps seemed like a good idea, but it took three attempts to get it  put together correctly. Thank goodness for power tools, and deck screws. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/staging\/3703\/wp-content\/img_6053-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_6053-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_6053-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_6053-1-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_6053-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_6053-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bigdadoo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_6053-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">It&#8217;s a long way down to the water!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The dock was built a little higher than the old dock so it needed a higher ladder to get out of the lake. 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