Seems like a lot of the hood cleanings we do involve flat metal roofs with knee walls. Top of the knee walls usually have metal flashing as a cap. The ladder tends to slide around on this a bunch, and we're already greasy when coming down..its a potential for an accident.
Was considering placing a long felt strip, or cork. to help with grip on the rail of the ladder. Anyone else have ideas???
Art O said
Oct 8, 2014
HD sells 10"wide Peal and stick rubber if the roof Dept. Not sure if it will work but you can try it
waxman18324 said
Oct 8, 2014
Ray,
Couldn't a stabilizer work just as well? Perhaps I'm not visualising it properly.
-- Edited by Baton Rouge Roof Cleaner on Wednesday 8th of October 2014 07:05:00 PM
John Aloisio said
Oct 8, 2014
Ray,
check out www.bigrocksupply.com
i have nought many things from them over the years in the roofing business and if they don't have it nobody does. I know they carry some parapet hooks and adjustable coping clamps
SprayWash said
Oct 8, 2014
i'll take a photo in AM and upload
SprayWash said
Oct 9, 2014
here is the specific critical point I was speaking of, its the metal ion metal rub that causes the slide...and the higher you are the more shifting occurs
Put your ladder standout down a few steps from the top and you should be fine
Fred W said
Oct 9, 2014
That looks like a tough spot with the rail down below not allowing you to kick your ladder out more.
I think a strip of rubber on each side of the ladder would help.
waxman18324 said
Oct 9, 2014
Ray,
As Doug has already pointed out kicking out the ladder would help. We use the 90 degree rule when setting up a ladder. Have the tech place his feet at the foot of the ladder and his or her shoulders and arms should be at 90 degrees. On decks we use a piece of wood with nails running through it to keep the legs in place.
A quick connect ladder stand off from Werner will sit right on top of the knee wall. In the past we have used this to gain access to the tops of gas station canopies.
Hank
Fred W said
Oct 9, 2014
The problem I have always ran into was a parapet wall that was too tall. You get up there only to find a 3 foot drop on the other side.....:}
gutterdog said
Oct 10, 2014
SprayWash wrote:
here is the specific critical point I was speaking of, its the metal ion metal rub that causes the slide...and the higher you are the more shifting occurs
Stabalizers all the way!!! The ladder in the vid had stabilizers.
When I read ladder slide I thought it was going to be this. No I dont let the guys do that anymore.
waxman18324 said
Oct 14, 2014
Ray,
Did our suggestions help? Just curious.
Hank
SprayWash said
Oct 14, 2014
Hank, haven't had a chance to implement! But there's some good stuff here!!!!
Softwash Australia said
Oct 15, 2014
What about magnetic strip. The same stuff as fridge magnets. You could make a simple angle bracket that stuck with a magnet that had a couple of keepers that stopped the ladder going laterally.
Just a thought.
I can draw something if you like
Andy Hinson said
Oct 30, 2014
Could you attach a c clamp to each side of the ladder onto the edge?
Seems like a lot of the hood cleanings we do involve flat metal roofs with knee walls. Top of the knee walls usually have metal flashing as a cap. The ladder tends to slide around on this a bunch, and we're already greasy when coming down..its a potential for an accident.
Was considering placing a long felt strip, or cork. to help with grip on the rail of the ladder. Anyone else have ideas???
HD sells 10"wide Peal and stick rubber if the roof Dept. Not sure if it will work but you can try it
Couldn't a stabilizer work just as well? Perhaps I'm not visualising it properly.
Hank
I know you don't use a standard extension ladder but.......http://www.safetclimb.com/
This one might work for you?
-- Edited by Baton Rouge Roof Cleaner on Wednesday 8th of October 2014 07:05:00 PM
Ray,
check out www.bigrocksupply.com
i have nought many things from them over the years in the roofing business and if they don't have it nobody does. I know they carry some parapet hooks and adjustable coping clamps
here is the specific critical point I was speaking of, its the metal ion metal rub that causes the slide...and the higher you are the more shifting occurs
I think a strip of rubber on each side of the ladder would help.
As Doug has already pointed out kicking out the ladder would help. We use the 90 degree rule when setting up a ladder. Have the tech place his feet at the foot of the ladder and his or her shoulders and arms should be at 90 degrees. On decks we use a piece of wood with nails running through it to keep the legs in place.
A quick connect ladder stand off from Werner will sit right on top of the knee wall. In the past we have used this to gain access to the tops of gas station canopies.
Hank
Stabalizers all the way!!! The ladder in the vid had stabilizers.
When I read ladder slide I thought it was going to be this. No I dont let the guys do that anymore.
Did our suggestions help? Just curious.
Hank
Just a thought.
I can draw something if you like