How To Walk On High Pitch Roof

Put the top of the harness around your waist and tighten it so it s secure.

How to walk on high pitch 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. Put your legs through the loops on the safety harness and tighten them around your thighs. Always move slowly and carefully to keep your balance. Frost snow or ice on the roof.

There are two main types of roof pitch to choose from when deciding what roof will be best for your home. Roof pitches you can walk on. Safety harnesses anchor you to your roof so if you slip you won t fall all the way down to the ground. What roof pitch that can be walked on can be determined by many things.

Snap hook of harness into loop. Don t walk on steep metal roofs unless you are experienced and don t need this video anyway. They re slippery and dangerous. Low pitch and high pitch roofs.

Crouch down slightly to walk down a metal roof safely. A roof of pitch 7 12 30 is manageable but caution should be taken. You re now ready to step onto roof. As far as possible walk only on line of screws on metal roofs and on front of roof tiles where they are double thickness and suppor ted by a timber batten underneath.

Use a safety harness if you have a steep roof. Walk up a roof and lean your body over towards the roof to help maintain your balance. In addition roof pitch determines the walkability of your roof which is very important when roof maintenance is required. A roof pitch of 6 12 26 5 or less is considered easily walkable and no extra precautions are required.

Pitches between 8 12 and 10 12 33 40 are also considered walkable but it is not advisable and if you have to walk on these roofs extreme caution should be. The steeper the metal roof the more you ll need to lean over. Do not attempt to walk on these roofs on any pitch. Walk up or down a slightly inclined roof by walking as you would on the ground but slowly.