How To Climb A Roof With A Ladder

This video explains how to safely get on to and off of roof safely from an extension ladder.

How to climb a roof with a ladder.

Always keep three points of contact on the ladder. Roofing contractor and american ladder institute. Climb the ladder maintaining three points of contact. So before you climb up there to hang holiday decorations or fix that roof before winter comes take heed.

This video explains how to safely get on to and off of roof safely from an extension ladder. Either both hands and one foot or both feet and one hand. You should always face the ladder holding onto the rungs while you climb. Ask a helper to hold the ladder while you climb.

One of the easiest ways to injure yourself around the home is by using a ladder improperly. Roofers will usually use an extension ladder to gain access to the roof and a second extension ladder with wheels and hooks to secure it to the ridge of the roof to complete the work from the roof. Climbing a ladder can be dangerous especially so if the roof is two stories or higher. Residential roofers will most often use a combination of different ladders to install shingles or complete other roofing tasks.

The first time you climb the ladder secure it with a rope or cord to an anchor point on the roof.