No snow!!!???
No rain???!!!
No slates!?!?!?
Just how boring is it in AZ???:p:p:p
Jae,
It can be 118 in the shade and then one of our monsoon storms
comes rolling through. Sideways rain and massive wind speed.
I watched a neighbors evap cooler fly off of his roof. Temp drops with the rain and then it is gone leaving behind flooded roads, many accidents, tore up roofs and trees. Fun stuff.
Better than snow and ice.
Shucks, we get that in the Spring-time–(I calls 'em “Mid-Westers”). Except for the 118 thing. Add, though, thunder and lightning and the possibilty of the twisty things that are native to Oklahoma, and you got it.
(I once took a client to the airport about 5:00am after a particulary “eventful” over-night. I guess the hotel he stayed in took a pretty good thumping for several hours. He sat quietly for about ten minutes, and then finally said, “You don’t have very many atheists around here, do you.”)
And we get rid of those noisy, shakey things by declaring “it’s Winter-time”–and then we can do the snow and ice.
I walk all safe roofs. Take pictures of ALL of the roofs I mount from all different angles to prove I was ON the roof. Makes people all warm and fuzzy inside…
Whichever one I feel safe to do so on. That works out to be maybe 40% of the homes I inspect.
I won’t go higher than my 18ft ladder allows (I do piggy back from lower to higher ones when I can safely). Between winter months and 2 storeys + thats pretty limiting. But thats where I draw my line. Do any of you guys have a height cap besides ladder limitations? What length of ladder do you carry?
Majority are walked. If there is a viable safety or other material reason I won’t.
I’m guessing from the reaction of many of the local agents here that a lot of guys don’t walk tile roofs around here. At this point the pro’s outweigh the con’s, if that changes, then I’ll change too.
We don’t get much snow here. I walk about 80% of the roofs I inspect. I find a lot of stuff I would have otherwise missed if inspected from a ladder or with binocs. 8/12 pitch is my limit and then only if I have something to hold onto or stop a slide (skylight, plumbing vent, etc.). Most of the pitches I see are between 4/12 and 6/12.
I use this, when I don’t feel like breaking the ladder out—:lol:
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I think Condo Bob bought one too–:lol:
I recieved an email on this product yesterday.
Do you really use? Do you like it? Which package do you have?
I always do when I can. The included photo was just taken of my back yard and by the looks of it Saturday and Sunday’s roof inspections will be performed from the ground. Nothing you can do about mother nature.#-o
Dido here…
Fiddler??
What is that white stuff? 
If I can get on it I walk it
Only if it seems safe, must consider safety and roofing material.
Come to Minnesota in the winter sometime, and tell me that.:p:D
Don’t have that problem here. Had one inspection in the last 6 years were we had snow. Waited until the next afternoon and it was gone, 60 degrees and the roof was dry.
I do walk roofs when possible, even though I shouldn’t anymore I guess.
I fell in Feb 2007 20ft and broke several back bones among other damage. Chronic pain… but hey it’s in my blodd I guess.
Last Thursday we had 40 degree temps with 20mph winds and heavy rain. I walked the roof… probably shouldn’t have.
I catch more issues when I walk the roof.
Two year old roof today. Many guys might not walk this roof. Found a bullet hole above the bedroom.
