How To Access Roof Home

10 steps to roofing a house 1.

How to access roof home.

Buy it at roofing supply companies or home centers. Opening the ceiling to gain access is not a difficult process. In severe climate regions most building codes require applying it 3 to 6 ft. Then take a carpenters level measure 12 inches on it hold it level and measure how much the roof rises in that 12 inches.

To access a roof you ll need an extension ladder. At this point you should have a completely debris free roof. Up from the eave minimum of 2 ft. The angle of ladder should be 4 in 1 that is for every 4m you go up you come out 1m from gutter line.

That your rise slope or roof pitch. A walk in closet is ideal. Cover underlayment with tar. If you re getting off ladder at top ensure it is extended 1m higher than gutter or roof.

The hardest part of the process requires finding a room that has four walls close enough together to maintain the support of the roof beams while allowing you sufficient room to construct an access hole. Call your building inspector for local details. The first step is perhaps the most obvious one you have to strip the old roof clean in. Stay well away from power lines and don t put ladder across doorways.

Remove the old roof.