How To Maneuver On A Steep Roof

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How to maneuver on a steep roof.

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. Use felt nails to secure felt paper to the entire roof. If you dont already have experience learn the important knots and climbing procedures. While most standard pitched residential roofs seldom exceed a 12 12 pitch 45 degrees the landscape is occasionally marked by a design which harkens back to earlier times when much greater roof pitches were more common.

Calling in the experts to paint exterior dormers on a 17 pitch roof. That probably means a set of scaffolding and all new rappelling or tree climbing gear. Cut the paper with the razor knife at the end of the roof. The first sheet of felt paper should be secured in line with the bottom of the roof.

Harnesses generally come with a rope anchor and harness along with an adjustable lanyard. If your roof is really steep it might not be possible to even use scaffolding. Continue the process overlapping the paper about 5 inches as you go until the roof is completely covered. Rock climbing is very similar to roofing on rope.

Osha defines a steep roof as any roof with a rise run ratio over 4 12 18 43 degrees.