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. Always face the ladder as you climb and only use the rungs to climb opposed to the side rails. Gutter and roof maintenance requires homeowners to take the occasional trip to the roof with a ladder. 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. 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. 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.

The first time you climb the ladder secure it with a rope or cord to an anchor point on the roof. Either both hands and one foot or both feet and one hand. This video explains how to safely get on to and off of roof safely from an extension ladder. You should always climb one rung at a time moving only one hand or one foot at a time.

You should always face the ladder holding onto the rungs while you climb.