Getting Onto Roof

Then i pushed it up until it caught on the 7 ft.

Getting onto roof.

Before you go near your ladder you need to dress the part. I also have a helper hold onto the bottom of the ladder to stabilize it. You want a spot that s dry and. 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.

If it is short you cant easily grab the ladder to stabilize it as you go to step on it. To climb onto the roof you want to run the top of the ladder past the roof so it extends far enough that you can hold on when you step on and off. While they may not look it a bundle of shingles is extremely heavy. Getting back on the ladder from the roof is more difficult.

If you have it say 1 rung above the edge of the roof and try to back down on to it you are at a greater risk of kicking the ladder away. Choose the flattest spot possible to keep your ladder stable. Obviously the cheapest but also the most physically taxing method is simply carrying the roofing materials by hand onto the roof. Choose a pair of shoes.

We also tried to see if we could find any holes that match up with where i am having ceiling damage he looked on the roof while i followed him in the attic. The last step was to use an 8 ft. 2 4 with a v cut into its end as a push stick to lift the sheet to the eave line where one of the crew members could grab it. I d suggest it should be at least 3 feet past the edge of your gutter and 4 feet is better.

He also went onto the roof trying to locate any new holes that might have been created since the critter company man was here on july 3 when he found the dead raccoon in the attic eaves. To get a sheet to the roof i dropped a sheet into the chute letting it catch on the lower block.