How To Place Ladder On A Pitched Roof

Hammer in the roof boot with long nails and attach to the bottom rung of the ladder.

How to place ladder on a pitched roof.

Position the safety shoes on the ladder s feet firmly on the ground with the rubber pad facing you and place a 4 by 4 inch block of wood against the front of the ladder s feet for support. As you climb the leaning ladder take hold of the roof ladder near the top ideally by the second or third rungs where it feels well balanced. Lashing your ladder although not a perfect solution one of the fastest and easiest methods of securing a ladder for a slope is to lash it. This could also be used in conjunction with the pivit ladder tool providing extra protection from your ladder sliding or damaging asphalt roofs.

All you do is lay the ridge hook of the ladder on the apex of the house and determine where to apply your roof boot. Carry the roof ladder up to eaves level use the running wheels to push the ladder up onto the roof before flipping it over onto its bearers. Lock feet of the ladder into place. You can attach a gripper at the bottom of your pivit to make sure it does not slip when you are on the ladder.

The next thing on your to do list would be to take the ladder up to the roof and start setting it up. 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. Then run a strap wrapping around the stakes and ladder. Hammer two stakes into the ground surrounding the ladder s feet.