Chicken ladders
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GSD
Ladder to the edge, 4 ft. toe board, then another ladder on top of that.
Old School
I normally just set a few sections of scaffold to the bottom of the roof and then go out from there. I really don't care how steep it is.
tinner666
BTW, those hooks on the top rung of every hook provide a fast, safe attachment ppoint for my harness. A bit of overkill, but I like it.
tinner666
OLE Willie Said: On steep jobs, I always have a ladder at the bottom of the area I need to work on, :dry:B) I wish I could do that. A slate roof requires covering the whole roof, often with only 1-6 points of access. I can set a 'base' ladder and then lay a short one, or two, for hops across the roof onto longer ones and cover everything from ridge to eave. If necessary, i go up, then over and cover both sides. I start at the farthest point ad work back to my base where I've stocked slate and metal at the ridge. In the photo above of the valley work, the only access was from the front of the house. No access where the pic was taken. An example;
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Amazing. I have a pic of the boots I use on the hooks.
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I never work on anything that's very steep though. As a side note, here's a picture of the view from my office. :laugh:
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robert
:laugh:
OLE Willie
I don't use them. On steep jobs, I always have a ladder at the bottom of the area I need to work on, tied off to a gutter spike or clamp, put down one walk board and just use a cushion when possible or if it's too steep/high I will use multiple walk boards. Usually short 4-5 footers. If it's too dangerous I have the option to pass and will exercise it.
Be careful up there tinner. :dry:
tinner666
They all have attachments on the top rung for a quick hook up. I can and have rappeled to the ground from up there.
The tips of the actual hooks have rubber boots from walking cane bottoms, with metal inserts to prevent damage to the roof on the other side. Works with tin, copper, shingles, tile, etc. If I need to protect the side I'm working on, I put ladder boots, or cushions under the ladders.
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I'm standing in a foot loop here because I couldn't access the roof from below over a thin carport roof.
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tinner666
I buy ladders for pennies on the dollar when businesses go under. I get Werner hook sets and cut my ladders to the sizes I need. Those cheap blue, red, yellow tips make good hooks, though they are worthless for 'regular' ladder use, and are light to use. The longer ones get various rungs removed along the bottom third for balance. Long hooks will continue to rotate when being removed from the roof and can tear you off a ladder.
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They range from 20' to 5'.
