15"-23" Professional Grade Adjustable Drywall Stilts Taping Paint Stilt Aluminum Tool Stilt for Painting Painter Taping Red

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I've been going through our 1980's home removing popcorn ceilings and rehabbing the rooms in general. That has been a lot of up and down ladders scraping the ceilings, fixing them, sanding, paint cut in, etc etc etc. Fortunately my ceilings are around 7.5-8 feet or so.I'd thought about stilts when I did my first room but it wasn't until the 3rd room that I thought about how much of a waste of time it was moving a ladder around to redo the inside corner where the ceiling meets the wall (removing popcorn involves soaking the ceiling to soften the drywall compound, which also softens the corner tape. I've learned I'm better off cutting it out and redoing it rather than try to save it).I finally bit the bullet and got these as I'd measured that I would need around 16" of vertical rise to get me in a comfortable position to work on the ceiling. I came about that number by measuring the height of the rung of the ladder I would usually stand on.So what about these? My first foray into stilts. The biggest con I have is the calf straps were particularly difficult to secure. That wasn't a big deal for me as I'd already proactively bought a separate set of straps that are velcro and padded (also from Amazon).My first steps were scary, but mostly because I didn't have the stilts set up correctly. After some googling I figured out some default settings to use as a starting point:- the vertical bar that supports the calf strap should be inline with your ankle, so set the heel cup appropriately. For me, size 10.5 men's rugged shoes (but not boots) that was the middle spot.- the calf support "camber" (in/out) should be set as far out as possible. My first steps on these were with the camber all the way in, and I always seemed to have an issue where my legs wanted to bow out. Setting the camber all the way out fixed thatThe only other adjustment is the stiffness of the springs that kind of act like a hamstring. For this you have to play with it, but I preferred this set to somewhat tight. For this, you're better off testing the stilts out in an area where you can freely roam, few trip hazards, and an easy place to sit down and adjust. For me that was my garage.All in all a great set, so if you think you'll otherwise be setting yourself up for a bunch of work from ladders, grab these and the calf straps.

Built pretty cheap. Stamped steel brackets were bent on the one. one leg brace was missing a pad. I am returning them.

Missing pieces rendering them not usable. Misrepresented size as well. Minimum height advertised 15” but is actually 18”. Can’t use them. It’s easy to do a good job. Advertise correctly and do a good job packaging.