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Tool: Tricam Industries WP-20-06 Commercial Duty Work Platform

Ever wish you were 20.5″ taller on the job? This is just the tool to keep you ceiling high, safely. Not too expensive and super-lightweight, this small sized work platform is one handy tool to have around.

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Experience:

I stopped by the local Depot to buy a Gorilla Ladder. When I got to the ladder department I ran into a carpenter I had worked with once upon a time. We exchanged greetings and chatted about the ladders. He pointed out this little work platform and said. “This is a great little work platform, and it’s cheap too.” So, I bought it and head back to work.

The job I purchased the Gorilla Ladder for is an example that lends credibility to this tool. I own several different methods for creating work platforms at various heights. I’ve used the Gorilla-Type ladders to create two stanchions for supporting an aluminum plank accessing up to 16′ lengths at a time. Great for two guys working together. I needed to set up a platform system to install 180-feet of beadboard ceiling on a wrap-around porch. Turns out this little Tricam WP-20-06 was quite popular. We set up the planks at each end and used this easy to move work platform to nail off the field.

I’ve had my Tricam work platform for a few years now and I love it. Most of the time, I bring a Werner 4-Foot Stepladder with me to work. I’ve mentioned in other articles how I’m feeling too old to be carrying a million pounds of crap with me everywhere so I opt for as little as necessary. This WP-20-06 is a lightweight, strong, and simple single-step ladder. It won’t get you higher than an 8′ ceiling but for crown moulding, header casings and windows it’s perfect.

I recommend owning one of these. Easier to carry than a ladder when you only need to reach 92″ high and a much larger and safer place to stand. For a good percentage of my tasks 20″ is all the taller I need to be.

Did I mention you can sit on it at lunch time and have room for your sandwich and drinks!

Links:
Tricam WP-20-B 20-Inch Work Platform, 225-Pound Capacity

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