How To Climb A Roof With A Ladder

Ask a helper to hold the ladder while you climb.

How to climb a roof with a ladder.

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

Always face the ladder as you climb and only use the rungs to climb opposed to the side rails. This video explains how to safely get on to and off of roof safely from an extension ladder. Gutter and roof maintenance requires homeowners to take the occasional trip to the roof with a ladder. You should always face the ladder holding onto the rungs while you climb.

So before you climb up there to hang holiday decorations or fix that roof before winter comes take heed. Either both hands and one foot or both feet and one hand. Climb the ladder maintaining three points of contact. Residential roofers will most often use a combination of different ladders to install shingles or complete other roofing tasks.

You should always climb one rung at a time moving only one hand or one foot at a time.