How To Climb On A Steep Roof

A wooden or aluminum extension ladder can do the trick to get you high enough to take your first steps onto the roof.

How to climb on a steep roof.

Make sure that your ladder has a 7 to 10 feet overhang at the top of the roof. Most homeowners already have some of the equipment necessary for climbing onto a steep roof. If you dont know how to use the equipment find out all you can. Even with safety equipment your most important.

If you dont already have experience learn the important knots and climbing procedures. Tips for working on steep metal roofs. Walking on any type of rooftops metal or asphalt steep or flat is a dangerous thing to do. Secure the ladder to.

Rock climbing is very similar to roofing on rope. Invest in the right gear. I have been rock climbing for the past 20 yrs also so i am no stranger to the equipment associated with fall protection. You need safety equipment whenever you climb on a steep roof but it needs to be more elaborate if you re doing a big job such as re shingling.

The first time you climb the ladder secure it with a rope or cord to an anchor point on the roof. Either both hands and one foot or both feet and one hand. Working on any roof is dangerous and slick metal roofs with a steep pitch are particularly perilous. First let me give you a little background.

If you re a homeowner please don t climb on any roofs even if you think you can totally handle it. Always keep three points of contact on the ladder. How to climb a steep roof. I have been a property adjuster for 7 yrs and have been doing steep and high roof inspections from day 1.

Following adequate safety procedures including those. Ask a helper to hold the ladder while you climb. For the first few years as an adjuster i rarely used any fall protections.