How To Maneuver On A Steep Roof

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How to maneuver on a steep roof.

If you dont already have experience learn the important knots and climbing procedures. Rock climbing is very similar to roofing on rope. The first sheet of felt paper should be secured in line with the bottom of the 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. 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. Calling in the experts to paint exterior dormers on a 17 pitch roof. Osha defines a steep roof as any roof with a rise run ratio over 4 12 18 43 degrees.

If you dont know how to use the equipment find out all you can. Harnesses generally come with a rope anchor and harness along with an adjustable lanyard. 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. Architecturally described as a dramatic pitch the extremely steep roof esr is.

Continue the process overlapping the paper about 5 inches as you go until the roof is completely covered.