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Posted by SteveB on June 13, 2008, 3:38 pm
How to protect asphalt roof shingles came up at the /Trinity Habitat
for Humanity/ meeting last night.
After the roof is on, we have to send volunteers topside to install
corbels, touch up paint, etc. Shoes on the shingles frequently damage
the shingles, knocking off enough grit that the inspector requires
replacement.
Of course, the obvious answer is don't put the shingles on so soon, but
that ain't gonna happen. The house has to be dried in, and theres
_always_ one more punch-list item up top. (Our motto is, "We do it
right the last time.")
Who has suggestions for how to protect asphalt shingles from damage by
shoes in the Texas heat?
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Steve Bell
New Life Home Improvement
Arlington, TX
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Posted by Oren on June 13, 2008, 3:43 pm
wrote:
>How to protect asphalt roof shingles came up at the /Trinity Habitat
>for Humanity/ meeting last night.
>After the roof is on, we have to send volunteers topside to install
>corbels, touch up paint, etc. Shoes on the shingles frequently damage
>the shingles, knocking off enough grit that the inspector requires
>replacement.
>Of course, the obvious answer is don't put the shingles on so soon, but
>that ain't gonna happen. The house has to be dried in, and theres
>_always_ one more punch-list item up top. (Our motto is, "We do it
>right the last time.")
>Who has suggestions for how to protect asphalt shingles from damage by
>shoes in the Texas heat?
The roofer!!
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Posted by RicodJour on June 13, 2008, 4:18 pm
> How to protect asphalt roof shingles came up at the /Trinity Habitat
> for Humanity/ meeting last night.
> After the roof is on, we have to send volunteers topside to install
> corbels, touch up paint, etc. Shoes on the shingles frequently damage
> the shingles, knocking off enough grit that the inspector requires
> replacement.
> Of course, the obvious answer is don't put the shingles on so soon, but
> that ain't gonna happen. The house has to be dried in, and theres
> _always_ one more punch-list item up top. (Our motto is, "We do it
> right the last time.")
> Who has suggestions for how to protect asphalt shingles from damage by
> shoes in the Texas heat?
Use chicken ladders so they're not walking on the roof shingles at
all. It's also a lot safer for the volunteers.
R
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Posted by Pipedown on June 13, 2008, 5:26 pm
>> How to protect asphalt roof shingles came up at the /Trinity Habitat
>> for Humanity/ meeting last night.
>> After the roof is on, we have to send volunteers topside to install
>> corbels, touch up paint, etc. Shoes on the shingles frequently damage
>> the shingles, knocking off enough grit that the inspector requires
>> replacement.
>> Of course, the obvious answer is don't put the shingles on so soon, but
>> that ain't gonna happen. The house has to be dried in, and theres
>> _always_ one more punch-list item up top. (Our motto is, "We do it
>> right the last time.")
>> Who has suggestions for how to protect asphalt shingles from damage by
>> shoes in the Texas heat?
> Use chicken ladders so they're not walking on the roof shingles at
> all. It's also a lot safer for the volunteers.
> R
I've not heard them called chicken ladders but there are a variety of
ladders and scaffold systems made specifically for working on steeply
pitched roofs where you couldn't walk anyway.
I suppose you could roll out a long carpet runner and walk on that (like a
hallway rug). A roof with a red carpet. Maybe temporarily nail it in place
to prevent slippage.
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Posted by RicodJour on June 13, 2008, 6:05 pm
> >> Who has suggestions for how to protect asphalt shingles from damage by
> >> shoes in the Texas heat?
> > Use chicken ladders so they're not walking on the roof shingles at
> > all. It's also a lot safer for the volunteers.
> I've not heard them called chicken ladders but there are a variety of
> ladders and scaffold systems made specifically for working on steeply
> pitched roofs where you couldn't walk anyway.
I didn't coin the term. Manufacturers sell them by that name:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22chicken+ladder
Course some of the hits are for little ladders that chickens use to
get into their coop. ;)
> I suppose you could roll out a long carpet runner and walk on that (like a
> hallway rug). A roof with a red carpet. Maybe temporarily nail it in place
> to prevent slippage.
Not big on nailing temporary protection through shingles. Seems to me
that does almost as much damage as walking on it on a hot day.
R
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>for Humanity/ meeting last night.
>After the roof is on, we have to send volunteers topside to install
>corbels, touch up paint, etc. Shoes on the shingles frequently damage
>the shingles, knocking off enough grit that the inspector requires
>replacement.
>Of course, the obvious answer is don't put the shingles on so soon, but
>that ain't gonna happen. The house has to be dried in, and theres
>_always_ one more punch-list item up top. (Our motto is, "We do it
>right the last time.")
>Who has suggestions for how to protect asphalt shingles from damage by
>shoes in the Texas heat?