Homebase is one of the best known home and DIY stores in the country. As such there is a lot to be found on their website. It is definitely worth going there if you have an urge to convert your loft space too, as they have some nice loft ladders to help you gain access to your loft.
How do I find their website?
The website address is easy enough to remember – it is www.homebase.co.uk.
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How can I find all the loft ladders they sell?
As you arrive on the website you will find a range of grey tabs at the top. These indicate the various sections of the site. The one you will need to click on initially is the ‘building and hardware’ tab.
You should then see a list of options on the left side of the page; one of these about halfway down is labelled as ‘ladders and hand trucks’. If you select that option you will then see a list of all the products they sell in this section. The URL to go to is http://www.homebase.co.uk.
The one disadvantage of this page is that you cannot narrow down your choices to select loft ladders only. So the easier way to search for just the results you need is to type ‘loft ladder’ into the search box. The URL for the results is http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=20001&catalogId;=1500000701&langId;=-1&searchTerms;=loft+ladder.
Do they have plenty of loft ladders on their website?
They only have a small selection but you should find what you need among that selection. There are both two and three section ladders in several price ranges, depending on whether they are intended for casual use or whether you want something a bit more robust for regular use.
They also have timber loft ladders as well as aluminium ones, and hatch access kits which enable you to install the hatch as well as the ladder all in one hit. This is ideal if you are gaining access to your loft for the first time, or you want to completely redo it.
Is there a lot of useful information on their site?
The search results page gives you several things for starters – a photo, a short description of the item and a price. But you can also find out whether you can pick the item up from store or order it online for ease, or either.
The Homebase website also permits you to give ratings for items you have ordered. If anyone has left a rating of any of the loft ladders you will be able to see the star rating underneath the price on the search results page.
Click on the underlined description to go through to the main page for that item. This page gives you a larger image anyway but there is a link underneath this image which enables you to open it up in a bigger window. Underneath the price you will see a logo for a computer mouse. If this has a green tick by it then you know you can order it online to be delivered to you at home. There is usually a length of time given for home delivery as well, which is often very fast – perhaps a couple of days.
The product detail section underneath this is filled with bullet points giving you all the main features of the ladder. You will find all the relevant measurements here so make sure the ladder is suitable for your needs before buying it.
The next tab along is ‘related products’, but this gives you more general ladders rather than loft ladders for some reason, so you can safely get past this without missing out on much.
Finally there are the customer ratings. Not only do you get a rating out of five stars each time, you also get a description of what each person thought of it.
How easy is it to order my new loft ladder online?
Very easy – click the orange ‘buy online’ button to add the item to your basket. You can then click on the orange ‘checkout’ button to make sure you can safely and easily process your order for your chosen loft ladder.
In conclusion
Homebase has a small selection of loft ladders but they have clearly thought about the market they are appealing to. These are well priced and they take in both cheap occasional use ladders to a range of more expensive and solidly built ones.
As such you ought to be able to find the ideal ladder here for your use.