Re: [a/s] Climbing on the roof?

[Roy Lashway <rlashway@xxxxxxxxxx>]

A ladder has a lot more practicality and is safer then scaffolding.  You 
can place protective padding behind a ladder and insure you place it 
along rivet lines so weight is  supported where  bracing exists. A 
further option  is to place a piece of 1/4  wood horizontally behind your 
ladder with a foot or so extending out each side.  This distributes the 
weight  more evenly.  Always watch your toes when you climb up and down 
to insure you don't kick a dent in the side.  You can move around on the 
roof by using thin wood sheet  so weight is distributed.  But if you make 
sure your weight is over the main structural supports, again look for 
rivet lines,it can hold you.  I generally use a heavy piece of carpet 
under me and stay on the braces for short term work and use 3/8 masonite 
piece over that when I put my full body weight on the top, whether 
kneeling or sitting.  Just don't slide off.

Roy Lashway
'78 Argosy,'56 Bubble
rlashway@zianet.com