Concrete
Concrete is typically this color.
What is gray?
This is the lowest part of a foundation.
What is the footer.
The technical term for the "steps" of the ladder.
What is "rung"?
Nail guns shoot these.
What are nails?
This is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Who is Justice John Roberts?
This is the fluid ingredient in basic concrete.
What is water?
This is the metal rod placed in concrete to increase its strength.
What is rebar?
This is the distance a ladder must extend past the edge of a platform to safely traverse to it.
What is three feet?
This is the number one cause of deaths in the construction industry.
What are falls?
These are the 4 states Mr. Troyer has lived in.
What are Indiana, Michigan, New York, Maine?
This ingredient amounts for about 75% of concrete's volume.
What is Aggregate (rocks)?
The vertical section of a foundation is often called this.
What is a Stem Wall?
This is another name for a self-supporting ladder.
What is a step-ladder?
Decibels are associated with what sense?
What is hearing?
The "Fab Four" was a nickname of this popular 1960's band.
Who are the Beatles?
This is the only ingredient of concrete that is not purely found in nature.
What is cement?
This is how much wider the footer must be than the stem wall.
What is 2x (twice)?
This is the number of "points of contact" with a ladder climbers should have.
What is three?
These are the three points of Mr. Troyer's Safety Triangle.
What is Tool safety, Personal safety, and Work Area safety?
It is commonly claimed that in one sitting no one can drink a gallon of this common beverage.
What is Milk?
These are the two types of concrete.
What is "cracked" and "not cracked" yet?
For best stability, this is what the footer should be poured on.
What is "undisturbed native soil"?
This is the highest weight rating of the commercial construction ladders.
What is 375 lbs?
The acronym "OSHA" stands for this.
What is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration?
This is slang for "Calculator"
What is "Calc"?