How To Maneuver On A Steep Roof

Rock climbing is very similar to roofing on rope.

How to maneuver on a steep roof.

Use felt nails to secure felt paper to the entire roof. If you dont know how to use the equipment find out all you can. Continue the process overlapping the paper about 5 inches as you go until the roof is completely covered. 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. Calling in the experts to paint exterior dormers on a 17 pitch roof. Invest in the right gear. Architecturally described as a dramatic pitch the extremely steep roof esr is.

If you dont already have experience learn the important knots and climbing procedures. Cut the paper with the razor knife at the end of the roof. If you know what you re doing you can use a roof harness to help you. That probably means a set of scaffolding and all new rappelling or tree climbing gear.

The first sheet of felt paper should be secured in line with the bottom of the roof.