tom wrote:
I roofed for 20 years, and 6/12 is one of those "gotcha" pitches. You
get complacent and comfortable, then you're sliding away on loose
granules. When I said _need_it, I meant all your 230 lbs..With some
snatch force! If possible, some roof jacks and 2x6's at the eaves are a
nice way to go. Tom


It might be a gotcha pitch for a roofer, but for
the rest of us it is scary as hell. No way am I
getting on a 45 degree slant, without having my
feet on something solid, that won't slip. Heck,
anything more than a 1/5 pitch starts making me worry.