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Quote: Originally posted by Bridgelayer on 22/8/2014

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( must lose some more weight! )

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As I too am a bit on the chunky side we went for a different design, one which uses a 'U' shaped tube as a base and therefore exerts less pressure in one spot.

Dave

IF you just want to renew the rubber cups go to a mobility shop but take diameter of tube with you and ask for walking stick rubber ferrels. You will find that they are a lot thicker on the base some are ringed on bottom some are stipled.                                                  I have purchased 4 new rubbers then using two pieces of timber 27" x2" x3/4" thick.        I drilled holes in timber to match centre of new rubbers when fitted on step/,s legs coutersunk timber then screwed in  No 10 wood screws through timber through rubber and centre of washer so head is just into timber (to protect carpet)    This makes for a very stable set of steps on slightly uneven ground or grass and protects awning carpet.

plastic steps tend to twist and i have known  for the legs to spray and collapse outwards dumping the user on their back side which needed a A&E visit.