Position the ladder two to three feet away from the chimney or any vents.
Make your own roof ladder.
Make sure the ladder has been secured to the roof in the proper way.
For safety reasons a roof ladder must be long enough to stand at a convenient angle and extend above the edge of the roof.
Measure the distance from the ground or a landing to the edge of the roof.
Its only role is to give you more support as you make the transition from ladder to the roof.
How to stabilise the ladder to a roof.
This allows you to maintain balance while climbing the ladder and to access the roof safely.
Pull the roof ladder up to the roof and lay it on the roof with the wheels facing down.
Gather all the necessary tools.
Ladder hooks attach to the top two rungs of your ladder and are tightened in place with wingnuts.
Instead this part should pop up above the roof face.
Homemade roof ladders can be made with utility lumber and assembled using wood screws.
Homemade roof ladders can be made with utility lumber and assembled using wood screws.
The wheels will roll across the tiles or shingles instead of knocking them loose.
This is not a whole ladder but a few rungs that you attach to the top of your ladder.