How To Walk On High Pitch Roof

Snap hook of harness into loop.

How to walk on high pitch roof.

Don t walk on steep metal roofs unless you are experienced and don t need this video anyway. A roof of pitch 7 12 30 is manageable but caution should be taken. Frost snow or ice on the roof. You re now ready to step onto roof.

Walk up a roof and lean your body over towards the roof to help maintain your balance. Put the top of the harness around your waist and tighten it so it s secure. Walk up or down a slightly inclined roof by walking as you would on the ground but slowly. What roof pitch that can be walked on can be determined by many things.

Use a safety harness if you have a steep roof. 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. In addition roof pitch determines the walkability of your roof which is very important when roof maintenance is required.

They re slippery and dangerous. Moss on a roof that is wet from dew or recent rain. Roof pitches you can walk on. 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.

Below we detail common pros and cons of each roof pitch variation. The steeper the metal roof the more you ll need to lean over. 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. A roof pitch of 6 12 26 5 or less is considered easily walkable and no extra precautions are required.

There are two main types of roof pitch to choose from when deciding what roof will be best for your home. Low pitch and high pitch roofs. Crouch down slightly to walk down a metal roof safely. Clean and dry soft soled sneakers are usually the best.