When our carpenter began repair work on our eave vents, he worked his way around the house with a little help from a sheet of 3/4-in. plywood. As shown in the drawing above, the plywood gave his ladder a flat, protective bearing surface that spanned doorways and windows.
Arthur R. Lee, Santa Cruz, CT
Edited and Illustrated by Charles Miller
From Fine Homebuilding #218
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