New garage time!

[sodamo]

Nice progress.
My roofs are all metal, 3:12 and lower. Takes really special circumstances for me to get on if wet.

 

[fatjay]

I have occasional talks with my neighbors. It痴 a friendly neighborhood. I think some may not have been able to envision the size of it when I told them though. And my boat shoes have great grip! Metal roof is on order, and I知 shopping for the steel siding now. This sucker should be finished sooner than I had planned.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

My metal barn roof is 4/12, and slicker than snot. It was fine putting it on clean, with tennis shoes with a good grip. But once it got a little dust on it from the breeze, too slick. I have to wipe it off to walk on it.

 

[ovrszd]

Having it weather proofed is a big step. Still many, many hours of work inside until it's done. Has been quite a project and I appreciate riding along.

 

[jwstewar]

My metal barn roof is 4/12, and slicker than snot. It was fine putting it on clean, with tennis shoes with a good grip. But once it got a little dust on it from the breeze, too slick. I have to wipe it off to walk on it.

I'm with you. Our barn roof is also 4x12. When we were building it, we would walk out to the grass - dry grass, but there would still be enough moisture that got on your shoes they would be slick. We would actually get up on the ladder and change our shoes to dry ones.

 

[MossRoad]

We just put an addition onto the back or our garage. It's 4/12. Shingled. I felt perfectly comfortable on that. The existing garage is 5/12. The shingles are 40+ years old and deteriorating rapidly on the south facing side. I purchased enough shingles to re-do that to match the addition, but after taking a few steps onto it, I realize I'll need some fall protection. It's gonna wait until spring.

 

[dragoneggs]

About the only thing I like about asphalt shingles is they ain't slippery unlike just about any other roofing material.

 

[ericm979]

Would it be a good idea to install permanent tie-in points along the roof line?

 

[civilian]

Would it be a good idea to install permanent tie-in points along the roof line?

I have 2 roofs at 8/12 pitch and one at 7/12 pitch. All shingled in the last 2 years. I would love tie points but I don't know how I would get up there to use them. I thought about trying to climb the roofs when they were being built and shingled, but chickened out. If I had to, I would lay a ladder against the roof and block the legs with a wheel of the tractor. But I hope to never have to get up there. Jon

 

[ericm979]

I was thinking for a roof whose pitch is low enough that you could walk up and tie off so you'd be protected while working. Like for the OP whose roof is 2:12 but is way up in the air.