Our crew wear CougarPaws boots when working on asphalt shingles. Very gentle on the roof and added traction is a great safety improvement on steeper pitches. They seem to run 1/2 to 1 size larger than the normal boot for most of the crew. https://www.cougarpaws.com
Carl Adams SunRock Solar NABCEP Certified PV Installer On Jul 30, 2016 3:04 AM, "Chris Worcester" <ch...@solarwindworks.com> wrote: > We get enough garden hose up to the roof to be able to spray down our work > area quickly, about every 15 minutes during the heat waves. It can almost > be a full time job for one person. I hadn’t thought about a mister/drip > system….hmmm… > > > > Chris Worcester > > Solar Wind Works > > NABCEP Certified PV Installer > > Office 530-582-4503 > > Cell 530-448-9692 > > Fax 530-582-4603 > > www.solarwindworks.com > > ch...@solarwindworks.com > > > > *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On > Behalf Of *Solar Energy Solutions > *Sent:* Friday, July 29, 2016 4:14 PM > *To:* RE-wrenches > *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Protecting Asphalt Shingled Roofs > > > > What kind of hose set up do you use? We do too, during the hot months, > but now you have me thinking about a rooftop drip irrigation system! > > > > > > *Andrew Koyaanisqatsi* > > *President* > > > *Solar Energy Solutions, Inc.The BRIGHT CHOICE* > > > *Since 1987, helping you and your Portland neighborsmove towards an > environmentally sustainable future.* > > > *503-238-4502 <503-238-4502>www.SolarEnergyOregon.com > <http://www.solarenergyoregon.com/> * > > > > On Friday, July 29, 2016 3:44 PM, Chris Worcester < > ch...@solarwindworks.com> wrote: > > > > The hose is our best friend, next are foam pads like a twin mattress size, > these grip well. We’ve used cardboard over the ridge to protect it from > ropes if our lifelines go over it. On the steeper pitches we use walk > boards made from ripping 5/8” or ¾” plywood into 12” x 8’ strips and > nailing/screwing a 2x6 or 2x10 to one edge, depending on the pitch. Then we > drill (3) 1” holes to run webbing through and tie them off to our > standoffs. These work well, we’ve also laid 2x4’s above the lower row of > standoffs allowing us to walk on them. > > > > Chris Worcester > > Solar Wind Works > > NABCEP Certified PV Installer > > Office 530-582-4503 > > Cell 530-448-9692 > > Fax 530-582-4603 > > www.solarwindworks.com > > ch...@solarwindworks.com > > > > *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org > <re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org>] *On Behalf Of *August Goers > *Sent:* Friday, July 29, 2016 11:19 AM > *To:* RE-wrenches > *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Protecting Asphalt Shingled Roofs > > > > Hi James, > > > > Great topic! Minimizing roof wear and tear during installation is a big > deal. We have Yellow Spaghetti mat ( > http://www.bestmaterials.com/PDF_Files/yellow-spaghetti-datasheet.pdf) > and carpet scraps. Each has pros and cons. Spaghetti mat is durable and we > use it over and over. It does get slippery when wet and doesn’t have good > enough grip over ~ 26-30 degree pitched roofs. Carpet actually performs > better when wet but it gets heavy and messy. We can also use carpet on > steeper roofs where we actually tie it off to our anchors by making a hole > in the top of the carpet piece and tying a rope to it. > > > > It takes a lot of perseverance to get crews to consistently protect the > roof to the level that is required to minimize damage. It has to be part of > every installation plan just like fall protection. > > > > On hot days we try to get on the roof as early as possible and off the > roof by the time the roof gets warm and soft. One of my colleagues > mentioned that they would spray a roof down with a garden hose to cool it > off on hot days, I haven’t personally tried that. > > > > August > > Luminalt > > > > *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On > Behalf Of *Jerry Shafer > *Sent:* Friday, July 29, 2016 9:58 AM > *To:* RE-wrenches > *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Protecting Asphalt Shingled Roofs > > > > Wrenches > We have used carpet scraps, they stick well and cheap, we get them from a > local installer > Jerry > > > > On Jul 29, 2016 5:26 AM, "James Rudolph" <jamesrudolp...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Aloha Team Wrenches, > > > > How are we best protecting asphalt shingled roofs during the install? > > > > Does anybody use "yellow spaghetti mats" up on pitched roofs with any > success? > > > > Mahalo in advance, > > > *James B. 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