Getting On And Off A Ladder Roof

Enlist the aid of a helper when you carry and set up a heavy ladder.

Getting on and off a ladder roof. Never step over the top rung or attempt to go down with your back to the ladder. So your ladder will not be slanted anymore. This will reduce the risk of your ladder slipping and you falling off your roof and getting injured. Never step up and over the top of the ladder.

Hold the ladder securely with both hands and swing one leg around to step off onto the roof. When on a roof you need to wear a harness connected to a securely anchored safety rope. This video explains how to safely get on to and off of roof safely from an extension ladder. Tie rope to a structural part of house or a tree.

You have to place it under the leg on the ladder which is on the lower side of the roof. If you re working on a large roof you need several rows of scaffolding as well as ladders to make it easier to get from one row to the other. Throw rope with at. When you get off the roof take the same approach holding onto the ladder and stepping around it instead of over the top.

This video explains how to safely get on to and off of roof safely from an extension ladder. To get back onto the ladder hold it and swing a leg onto the rung while facing the roof. The ladders don t have to be elaborate. Use a rope to secure the ladder when bungee cords aren t available.

Stay well away from power lines and don t put ladder across. Slowly raise the ladder with crate attached to the roof just above the gutter. Instead hold onto the ladder with both hands and step around the ladder and onto the roof. What this will do is elevate the leg up to the same level as the other one.

The crate will sit flat on the roof no matter what pitch making the ladder more stable also. Remember it should extend at least 3 feet above the roof s edge.