How To Safely Roof A House

Remove the old roof.

How to safely roof a house. Start removing the shingles at the peak. To access a roof you ll need an extension ladder. Stay well away from power lines and don t put ladder across doorways. If not you can always use your.

Nail it every couple of feet. High pitched roofs are not easy to walk on. You need slip resistant roofing shoes and a safe sturdy and flat area to stand on while roofing. Use a tin snips to cut the drip edge to size.

The first step is perhaps the most obvious one you have to strip the old roof clean in. Cover underlayment with tar. At this point you should have a completely debris free roof. It s useful to rent a large trash container to throw the old shingles into.

Many roofs are at a high pitch and require roofing jacks to make the job safe. Roof brackets are installed on the roofs without making any damage to the roof surface and offers a flat area to step on. Install the drip edge on the gable ends of the roof after you finish installing your underlayment. Wear loose fitting clothing that doesn t restrict your movements and rubber soled shoes for.

The angle of ladder should be 4 in 1 that is for every 4m you go up you come out 1m from gutter line. Start at the bottom side of the gable and overlap the sections of drip edge a few inches as you work your way up the roof see figure a. Rent a trash container. Preparing the roof 1.

To have a larger area to walk on place planks on top of two roof brackets. If you re getting off ladder at top ensure it is extended 1m higher than gutter or roof.