Putting Up A Roof Ladder

2 cut about 2 feet off the end of a two by four using a circular saw.

Putting up a roof ladder.

Gather all the necessary tools before you get on the roof you have to gather and collect all the things you. Lean it up against your pick climb up on the pick and carefully drag the roof ladder up and over the pick to the roof. How to use a roof ladder i show how to use a roof ladder with this short simple tutorial. It took about 90 minutes to make.

The pivit ladder leveling boxes are lined in rubber so that you a have traction to shingled roofs and provides some protection to the shingles. Place feet on level stable ground. Set up the ladder the next thing on your to do list would be to take the ladder up to the roof and start setting. This could damage the gutter.

This tool will give you a sturdy and level base to place your ladder on slanted ground. Calculate the length of the roof and adjust your roof ladder accordingly. The ladder should be long enough to extend 3 feet but not more than 5 feet above the roof s edge. Make a reusable anchoring rig by screwing two 3 8 in.

Check that any supports braces beneath treads are intact. All the ladder lifts i saw on youtube were too labor intensive and so i designed my own with stuff i had around the house. Start at the end of the ladder that is away from the house. Eye screws into a 32 in.

If you are finished your work on the roof and climbing back to the ladder be careful not to put to much weight on the gutters while doing so. Press the ladder toward the house to create pressure which helps you raise the ladder without it sliding. Keep treads free of paint which can hide defects on wood and clean of grease and dirt. Then screw the 2 4 to the fascia with 3 in.

If you need to use a ladder on a steep shingle roof you need a pivit ladder tool. How to stabilise the ladder to a roof. Tie off the rungs of the roof ladder if using an extension ladder so it cannot disconnect from the adjustable height locking hooks. This is intended for diy enthusiasts who have simple jobs to do o.

You want to grab the end and lift it off the ground. Continue lifting the ladder over your head by working hand over hand and grabbing rungs lower on the ladder as you go. Also make sure not to use the gutter as a support as you climb back on the roof. It is better not to step on the gutter in possible.