Getting Onto Roof

Instead hold onto the ladder with both hands and step around the ladder and onto the roof.

Getting onto roof.

When you get off the roof take the same approach holding onto the ladder and stepping around it instead of over the top. Nailing roof brackets starting at 18. Roof safety equipment once you re on the roof using safety gear can prevent a serious fall. However you may soon find that the toughest part of the entire job is getting the heavy material up to the roof in the first place something that can be solved in a number of ways.

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. Getting back onto the ladder off the roof is merely a matter of reversing your steps as you hold onto the top end of the ladder with your hands. Yes many say to use a 1 4 ratio but i often tend to go for 1 3.