Placing Plywood Under A Ladder Roof

So your ladder will not be slanted anymore.

Placing plywood under a ladder roof.

Screw and glue two sticks to a piece of plywood and cut holes in it for your feet. You should always avoid using a ladder on uneven ground but if you absolutely have to even up the ground as much as possible before ascending the ladder. Residential roofers will most often use a combination of different ladders to install shingles or complete other roofing tasks. As the sign says these wooden feet tend to slide on the floor so make arrangements to prevent that.

Attach another section of 2 4 across them to hold them together at a height that will allow you to stack the plywood on it so that the top of the plywood sticks up above the top of the jack stand at the roof line. Is that a run on sentence. At least two loads of 250 pounds 114 kg each concentrated between any two consecutive attachments the number and position of additional concentrated loads of 250 pounds 114 kg each determined from anticipated usage of the ladder shall also be included plus anticipated loads caused by ice buildup winds rigging and impact loads resulting from the use of ladder. Take two 2x4s long enough to extend above the roof line by about 2.

Actually ladders are all dangerous. What this will do is elevate the leg up to the same level as the other one. The new plywood will have to be nailed to the rafters or roof trusses. 12 inch square pieces of 1 inch plywood.

Roofing contractor and american ladder institute. You have to place it under the leg on the ladder which is on the lower side of the roof. But with the old plywood left in place it will be considerably more difficult to locate the rafters to ensure proper nail. A fall from a ladder can be fatal.

This will reduce the risk of your ladder slipping and you falling off your roof and getting injured.