Another Trash to Treasure

At various times the last couple of years having a 6 foot step ladder would have been handy, but I’ve managed to borrow one, improvise, or just do with out. On my Wednesday morning run last week, I came across a wooden 6 foot step ladder on the curb for trash pickup. I didn’t inspect it closely, but went back on my way to work and picked it up. It had one broken back leg that was missing about 5 inches. Otherwise, the ladder was in excellent condition and didn’t appear used much at all. Clearly, this would be an easy fix. I had to contain my excitement.

So, what do you get out of a discarded 6 foot step ladder? After about 45 fun minutes working with your son, lots of instructional measuring and a few cuts, a perfectly useful, roughly 5 foot ladder.

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3 Responses to “Another Trash to Treasure”

  1. Jacob says:

    Ingenious! That’s the kind of engineering I like to see!

    I also like the security sensitive MM feature.

  2. sherman says:

    Awesome. I love people’s garbage. Nice work!

  3. Paula says:

    love the pic!! He must have been so proud to be helping Daddy! And what a great lesson!