Posted by jdemaris on October 19, 2010 at 10:36:08 from (67.142.130.20):
The subject of walking 6/12 pitch metal roofs was brought up a few posts down from this one. Here are two I just did and no way could any of us walk the 6"/12" pitch steel roof safely - even with the best and softest sneakers and warm/dry conditions.
This one is in the Adirondacks. 6/12 pitch (6" vertical rise/drop to the horizontal foot). I had to use a rope tied to my belt to help me keep my "footing." Later, when I went back to install solar panels, me and a friend (prof. roofer) tried to walk it and could not - without rope. We finally laid a ladder on the roof and tied it up there. It gave us steps to walk on while installing and wiring the solar panels.
This one is an 1820 farm house that had some huge dips in the old roof. Not because the rafters were bad; more because the foundation sank near a foot over 100 years ago. So, I had to shim much of it up to get fairly straight lines - to put the new steel roofing on. House was originally wood shingled, then soldered-tin, then asphalt, and now painted steel. Note the pitch is exactly 5.5/12. I could walk it safely when the asphalt was there (if warm and dry). With the steel? I could walk if warm and dry, but not safely. I'd slide now and then. When cold or wet - forget it. I finished the job with a rope tied to me - which I used many times to keep me from sliding off. This house has five chimneys which aren't exactly fun to get flashed properly.
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