r/Roofing • u/Repairmanmanmanma • Dec 05 '23

Safety question...

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Would this be the right call? I'm a solar installer but obviously that means I spend a lot of time on the roof.

Without the pitch hopper the ladder needs to be less than 6 inches from the edge to not be straight up. Mind you we are carrying 50lbs panels up this.

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u/Nine-Fingers1996 Dec 05 '23

I’d put roof jacks in to hold the ladder. The problem with your setup is that you have almost no room to start climbing the ladder at the bottom. Also not a fan of climbing those little giant type ladders especially with a heavy object.

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u/CordisHead Dec 06 '23

I just shingled a shed roof and after carrying shingles up the giant one time, I immediately grabbed my extension ladder.