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Working safely on a hipped roof
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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 |
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, writes 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. -- fred Plusnet - I hope you like vanilla |
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wrote in message oups.com... 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. |
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Stuart Noble wrote: Bottling it. Absolutely the safest way altogether. Hardly DIY though. ******* "If I listened to the opinions of generals or military officers in the field, we'd never have had the success we've had in running this war. So, I'm not about to start listening now." Donald H. Rumsfeld. (According to the Wikipedia he served in the U.S. Navy as an aviator and flight instructor. With a Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, he served as a puppet under Nixon where he learned all he knows about politics.) |
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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? -- AJL |
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