How To Stand On A Steep Roof

Throw rope with at least 700kg breaking strain right over roof.

How to stand on a steep roof.

Corrugated panels are also safe to walk on as those are screwed right onto the roof decking. If you work in the roofing industry you should expect to install more and more metal roofs since its gaining popularity year by year. You have to place it under the leg on the ladder which is on the lower side of the roof. Standing seam roofing can be walked on pretty much anywhere without damaging it.

Since metal roofing is really popular these days now is the perfect time to put your safety first and learn how to walk on metal roofs without slipping. When on a roof you need to wear a harness connected to a securely anchored safety rope. What this will do is elevate the leg up to the same level as the other one. We made ours of half inch plywood with a lip around the top.

Create a triangular platform with an angle opposite the roof a bevel gauge and level will show you what the level needs to be. Although there is no single standard roof pitch used on all sloped roofs factors such as roofing materials and local climate help to determine the appropriate range of pitches for a given building. Metal tile roofing ribbed panels that resemble ceramic tile or shake should be walked on in the lower spots closer to the roof decking. So your ladder will not be slanted anymore.

To give the platform traction on the steep roof we attached two strips of self adhesive weatherstrip to the underside. Use a sturdy extension ladder that extends at least 3 feet above the eaves to climb onto the roof and secure the bottom to the foundation and the top to the eaves or fascia so it doesn t move. Metal roofing is more dangerous than for example asphalt roofing because the metal surface can get.