Answer: stepladders

AnswerCrossword Clue
STEPLADDERSPaperhangers' needs
STEPLADDERSWhat people who need to get high might use?
STEPLADDERSRoofers' gear
stepladdersA short folding ladder with flat steps and a small platform
stepladdersSTEPLADDER, a ladder that has broad flat steps and two pairs of legs connected by a hinge at the top and that opens at the bottom to become freestanding