walking steep metal building roof

[Ken]

Buy a good quality rope .Tell wife why the car is parked in drive way and attach the rope to bumper. then toss rope on roof and attach to work belt adjust the length to edge of roof your working on. As you are working hear the auto start and notice the rope being tightened . Try to get wife's attention while removing the rope from belt also running up roof and over the other side still trying to attract the wife from driving away.
She will come to the Hosp and tell you where you went wrong in this procedure.
ken

 

[mechanic]

I had contractors looking at my roof and they booth walked around like they were on a side walk, of course their were at 20 years difference in or ages. My roof is only 15 feet at the wall but when I"m walking on it I feel like it is a lot higher. I have to get up there to seal some screws with novaflex then I hope I don't have get up there any more. Last week I was standing on my 8' steep ladder when it twisted and I went flying on my back. I had to do some work to the ladder afterwards because it didn't sit right. I will make double sure those folding pieces between the legs are locked next time I get on it. I think I will zip tie a brace on each one so they don't fold on me. That fall really put me in pain, no more. I did check into a spray foam that is sprayed on top of the roof that seal all screws and is supposed to stop condensation on the inside of roof. I haven't talked to anyone about this so I don't for sure how it works but I would'nt have to get on the roff anymore I would think. They told me you can walk on it after it is applied. It cost around $6000 to do. I wonder if it works, or should I just put on a new roof.

 

[dragoneggs]

Buy a good quality rope .Tell wife why the car is parked in drive way and attach the rope to bumper. then toss rope on roof and attach to work belt adjust the length to edge of roof your working on. As you are working hear the auto start and notice the rope being tightened . Try to get wife's attention while removing the rope from belt also running up roof and over the other side still trying to attract the wife from driving away.
She will come to the Hosp and tell you where you went wrong in this procedure.
ken

That was too funny Ken. What made it priceless is I just read your post to my wife and she doesn't get it! I'm doomed.

 

[Looking4new]

If you tie your rope off to the car, put both your keys AND your wifes' set in your pocket after you lock the car.

The only thing I know of that will stop condensation on a metal roof is adequate ventilation.

I have a leaky tin roof, too. I'm watching this thread closely for solutions other than putting another roof on top of the one I already got.

 

[Ed of all trades]

I used to work for a contractor and we were building a little 8000 sq ft log cabin. The roof guys were slipping a lot so they went to the store and got a couple cases of Mountain dew. They kept the cans in their nail pouches and would shake them up and spray them on the roof. It was a hot day and it dried quickly. The sugar in the MD made the roof sticky and they had no problems after that. Ed

 

[Looking4new]

I used to work for a contractor and we were building a little 8000 sq ft log cabin. The roof guys were slipping a lot so they went to the store and got a couple cases of Mountain dew. They kept the cans in their nail pouches and would shake them up and spray them on the roof. It was a hot day and it dried quickly. The sugar in the MD made the roof sticky and they had no problems after that. Ed

sweet!

 

[sailfast]

I had contractors looking at my roof and they booth walked around like they were on a side walk, of course their were at 20 years difference in or ages. My roof is only 15 feet at the wall but when I"m walking on it I feel like it is a lot higher. I have to get up there to seal some screws with novaflex then I hope I don't have get up there any more. Last week I was standing on my 8' steep ladder when it twisted and I went flying on my back. I had to do some work to the ladder afterwards because it didn't sit right. I will make double sure those folding pieces between the legs are locked next time I get on it. I think I will zip tie a brace on each one so they don't fold on me. That fall really put me in pain, no more. I did check into a spray foam that is sprayed on top of the roof that seal all screws and is supposed to stop condensation on the inside of roof. I haven't talked to anyone about this so I don't for sure how it works but I would'nt have to get on the roff anymore I would think. They told me you can walk on it after it is applied. It cost around $6000 to do. I wonder if it works, or should I just put on a new roof.

That is what my business does...spray foam roofs.

There should be a silicon spray coating applied on top of the foam or you will lose about 1/16 inch of foam to Sun damage each year.
Or you can skip the coating knowing there is a set life for the roof. 1 inch of foam is minimum effective thickness.

 

[EddieWalker]

I use a very thick rope and tie it to a tree or something solid. Then I toss the rope over the ridge of the roof and use it as something to hold on to. Just having that small amount of support makes a HUGE difference in my confidence and my ability to work close to the edge of a roof.

 

[bigtiller]

When my tin shed was built, the workers took their work boots off and put on clean tennis shoes while at the base of the ladder. In their tool pouch was a can of spray of some sort that they sprayed on the bottom of their shoes when they needed more traction.

 

[dragoneggs]

I used to work for a contractor and we were building a little 8000 sq ft log cabin. The roof guys were slipping a lot so they went to the store and got a couple cases of Mountain dew. They kept the cans in their nail pouches and would shake them up and spray them on the roof. It was a hot day and it dried quickly. The sugar in the MD made the roof sticky and they had no problems after that. Ed

Anybody follow up years later to see if any ants or bugs made a giant new habitat on that roof?