No, they don't stand on roof tiles. They are delicate, easily broken. They should be working from a roof ladder.
New roof - is this an issue?
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No, they don't stand on roof tiles. They are delicate, easily broken. They should be working from a roof ladder.
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here is even wiki showing you how to wallk on roof tiles!
How to Safely Walk on a Tile Roof Without Breaking It
Safely climb your roof without causing further damageClay and concrete tiles are great roofing materials since they're more durable than shingles, but they can break or crack if you apply too much pressure while you're walking on them....www.wikihow.com
That is not what I would describe as a valid, authoritative website. The site makes money, from people clicking on it.
I have had about 3 roofers round over the years and not one of them has used a roof ladder. they just walk on the roof.
whether it is good practice or not, a lot of the roofers seem to be doing it! that was just one example, I am sure there are lots of tutorials out there on how to walk on a roof safely.
personally, I would prefer to crawl on a roof rather than walk on it as you are lower down and your weight is more spread out over the tiles.
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If any roofer walked on my roof, they would be immediately sent packing.
After I posted that comment, I tried to recall all the roof work that I have seen around my estate and elsewhere and I can not remember seeing even one roofer using the roof ladder. In fact, in all my years, I have never seen a roofer using a roof ladder, ever!
They must be all sheisters down here. Are you down south or are you up north?
I am beginning to think you must be trolling....
Most tiled roofs on anything other than a bungalow, would be at too steep an angle, to be able to stand upon, with any safety. Many roofers, will not even tackle roof work, unless there is scaffolding in place. Besides which, there is the risk of damage to the roof tiles, from standing upon them. Installing a new roof, beginning with no tiles, is a different matter to repairing an existing tiled roof.
No I am not trolling. The roofers all walk on the roofs and I was very impressed that they could stand on a steep roof quite easily. They must have a technique to do it. Certainly the roofer I got recently and the bunch I also got to do my roof recently did not use a roof ladder and were all just standing or sitting on the roof doing the work. I had a new roof installed in London a few years ago and it was the same. They didn't even bother with scaffold, they just used a ladder to get access to the roof. At least this later bunch had the scaffolds!
There were 5 or 6 of them working all at once on the roof and they were not using a roof ladder. My roof is quite steep so they obviously have no issue in getting on to the roof. They are now doing the neighbouring property down the road and again I do not see any roof ladder.
Are you a roofer?
and if they fall off, having not taken adequate precautions, you might end up in court explaining why you even allowed them to work on your roof.
I doubt that. It is not the customer responsibility to ensure the contractors are safe. It is the other way round, that the contractors are responsible for keeping the customers safe.
Both, in fact!
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