I am a habitual lurker here and haven’t gone back for several months now. I don’t usually post comments because I often find that my opinion has already been expressed by another user.

I am only posting this comment to show that I’m here, too, and I’ll be honest… I considered deleting all this instead of speaking up because several others have said it already.

Slip socks over the end against the wall to protect the surface. Angle the ladder so the steps are parallel with the floor and go for it! Have someone hold the base of the ladder for additional security.

It’s probably a fair price given the amount of manual labor involved. I didn’t think it would be much until I did the job on my own French doors earlier this year.