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In 1978 I started in the construction industry with
my uncle doing mostly barn roofs and pole buildings. As time
progressed I got involved with many projects including several
commercial projects. We installed many drop ceilings requiring
moving stepladders every 2 or 4 feet. At that time, that resulted in
getting up and down over and over with a lot of lost time. I then
dealt with a lot of drywall work, between the drop ceilings and
drywall we remodeled a shopping center over 250,000 sq. ft. The
stepladder was not efficient. It was then that I came up with the
original idea of the High Stepper. As I got more and more involved
with the drywall industry, the more the need for a High Stepper or
as it was nicknamed (Jumpin Joey) became apparent. The next thing
that I tried was the traditional stilt, a standard of many drywall
and other construction trade. IT WAS A MATTER OF A FEW STEPS FOR SOMEONE
WHO HAS NO FEAR OF HEIGHTS TO DECIDE, DUE TO THE FACT THAT I COULD
NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO LAND ON MY FEET, I WANTED THEM OFF. I then
started to use full and empty drywall buckets lined up in a row with
the seam of the sheetrock to step from one to the other. Then to
make it a little faster, I would just kick an empty bucket a little
at a time. As they say, necessity is the mother of invention, so I
came up with a way to bind my shoe to the bucket and still let the
screw that held the strap pull through the strap when I would get
too brave stepping over something or just plain tripping allowing me
to land on my feet. That was a temporary solution, thus the birth of
the new High Stepper; (Jumpin Joey). The use of our High Stepper
will make your construction project a lot easier for all trades
including framing, drywalling, electrical and many other uses.
- SJ McKee
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