What is the Advantage of a Fiberglass Ladder?
Modern ladders are generally constructed from three materials: wood, aluminum and fiberglass. While each type of ladder has its benefits and trade-offs, a fiberglass ladder does have some advantages to consider. Perhaps the biggest advantage a fiberglass ladder has over its aluminum counterpart is resistance to electricity. Even though a fiberglass ladder may use aluminum rungs, the rungs themselves are kept separate. Fiberglass does not conduct electricity, so it is much safer to use around power lines than highly-conductive aluminum. A fiberglass ladder is also constructed from man-made material, which gives it an advantage over wooden ladders. Natural materials like wood can have significant variations in quality, so a weaker wooden ladder rung or support beam could fail without warning. Fiberglass beams are uniform and inherently strong. Aluminum may be more consistent than wood, but different manufacturers use different grades of aluminum. A cheaper aluminum ladder could bend unde
