How To Walk On High Pitch Roof

Safety harnesses anchor you to your roof so if you slip you won t fall all the way down to the ground.

How to walk on high pitch roof.

Frost snow or ice on the roof. Put the top of the harness around your waist and tighten it so it s secure. Pitches between 8 12 and 10 12 33 40 are also considered walkable but it is not advisable and if you have to walk on these roofs extreme caution should be. Do not attempt to walk on these roofs on any pitch.

What roof pitch that can be walked on can be determined by many things. Clean and dry soft soled sneakers are usually the best. A roof pitch of 6 12 26 5 or less is considered easily walkable and no extra precautions are required. The steeper the metal roof the more you ll need to lean over.

Low pitch and high pitch roofs. Roof pitches you can walk on. Put your legs through the loops on the safety harness and tighten them around your thighs. As far as possible walk only on line of screws on metal roofs and on front of roof tiles where they are double thickness and suppor ted by a timber batten underneath.

Snap hook of harness into loop. Always move slowly and carefully to keep your balance. You re now ready to step onto roof. Moss on a roof that is wet from dew or recent rain.

Use a safety harness if you have a steep roof. Walk up or down a slightly inclined roof by walking as you would on the ground but slowly. Don t walk on steep metal roofs unless you are experienced and don t need this video anyway. Crouch down slightly to walk down a metal roof safely.

In addition roof pitch determines the walkability of your roof which is very important when roof maintenance is required. Below we detail common pros and cons of each roof pitch variation. They re slippery and dangerous. Walk up a roof and lean your body over towards the roof to help maintain your balance.