Working safely on a hipped roof
 

Hi

Is there a standard way of working safely on the ridge where a roof hip
joins the main section using 'normal' equipment?

I can think of two possibilities:

1) Put a standard roof ladder over each side of the main roof (ie, two
ladders), and bring a rope between them across the hip.

2) Put a tower against the flank wall (where the hip runs to), secure
it to the building with eye bolts, then lay a ladder over the roof that
is secured to the tower at its base.

Anyone have any thoughts?

IanC

Working safely on a hipped roof
 

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Hi

Is there a standard way of working safely on the ridge where a roof hip
joins the main section using 'normal' equipment?

I can think of two possibilities:

1) Put a standard roof ladder over each side of the main roof (ie, two
ladders), and bring a rope between them across the hip.
Definitely not safe, unless I'm missing something there is nothing to stop
the whole lot being pulled off the hip side. I have worked happily on a roof
using rope but it really depends on what you're doing, short duration
maintenance or longer periods of working and with what.

2) Put a tower against the flank wall (where the hip runs to), secure
it to the building with eye bolts, then lay a ladder over the roof that
is secured to the tower at its base.
Definitely the safer option, in fact if the height is not too great and a tower
can be hired cheaply then I'd stop the search there.
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Hi

Is there a standard way of working safely on the ridge where a roof hip
joins the main section using 'normal' equipment?

I can think of two possibilities:

1) Put a standard roof ladder over each side of the main roof (ie, two
ladders), and bring a rope between them across the hip.

2) Put a tower against the flank wall (where the hip runs to), secure
it to the building with eye bolts, then lay a ladder over the roof that
is secured to the tower at its base.

Anyone have any thoughts?

IanC

Theres only one safe way and thats with a scaffolding along the eave. It
can be done with a tower, providing you take out the tiles were you intend
to get to and tie the tower with a rope around two or three tile lath's or
round the rafters if theres no felt. Tie the roof crawler with a rope round
the rungs in the same manner, make sure that the rope is fixed above the
lath or rafter above the rung. This is not a 100% safty idea it will only
stop the crawler from slipping down not from side to side. the scaffolding
or tower is only there for a platform to stand on and stack tools and
materials on.

Working safely on a hipped roof
 

Working safely on a hipped roof
 

Stuart Noble wrote:

Bottling it.

Absolutely the safest way altogether.

Hardly DIY though.


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Working safely on a hipped roof
 

"Stuart Noble" wrote in message
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wrote:
Hi

Is there a standard way of working safely on the ridge where a roof hip
joins the main section using 'normal' equipment?

I can think of two possibilities:

1) Put a standard roof ladder over each side of the main roof (ie, two
ladders), and bring a rope between them across the hip.

2) Put a tower against the flank wall (where the hip runs to), secure
it to the building with eye bolts, then lay a ladder over the roof that
is secured to the tower at its base.

Anyone have any thoughts?

IanC


Most roofers I've seen sit on old sofa cushions for quick repairs. You
could harness yourself to a chimney stack maybe? Not my idea of fun
though.
I went and hired a roof ladder a few years back. Got to about rung
number 4 before bottling it.

And to think that in my twenties (many years ago) I used to scramble up the
roof without a roof ladder to sort out our ariel... LOL

The bit that did worry me was getting back onto the ladder that got me onto
the roof..

Don't worry, I wouldn't do it now.

Paul

I think the small distance between the rung
and the tiles meant I never felt my feet were firmly on the thing.
Heights I can do off ladders, but angles are different.

Working safely on a hipped roof
 

In article , Paul Andrews
wrote:

And to think that in my twenties (many years ago) I used to scramble up the
roof without a roof ladder to sort out our ariel... LOL

Why didn't you keep it in the kitchen, closer to the washing machine?

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