Never step up and over the top of the ladder.
How to get on your roof without a ladder.
It tells you the maximum weight that ladder can support.
Roofing contractor and american ladder institute.
Check the sticker for load capacity.
If you need to go up on the roof with anything heavy make sure your ladder can handle the weight.
Remember it should extend at least 3 feet above the roof s edge.
How to inspect your roof without ladder by dale baldwin june 5 1988.
How to safely get on my roof without a ladder.
When your roof starts leaking it s a bit late to be considering repairs or a new roof.
Residential roofers will most often use a combination of different ladders to install shingles or complete other roofing tasks.
If the rest of the roof is.
When you get off the roof take the same approach holding onto the ladder and stepping around it instead of over the top.
I love to stargaze and i can t do it from the ground because there s to much blocking it the ladder is locked in the garage and i don t have a key.
Instead hold onto the ladder with both hands and step around the ladder and onto the roof.
If you see some shingles starting to come undone one after the other it might be time to get a new roof.
Eric trying to get on the roof without a ladderr.
Caulking you can spot the caulking from ground level so look for gaps and cracks where the caulking is starting to fracture.