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Naval Jelly works well too, and so do Rust converters, Benjamin Moore has one that I have used

Vertical Lift Services wrote:

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Another safety item for when you need to walk on a shingle roof is investing in the proper shoes.  These shoes will not slip on the shingle which gives you a very safe feeling.  We are cleaning a lot of roofs that are 8/12 or steeper but we do everything we can not to walk on the customers roof due to safety for our crew members plus every step on the shingle is nocking some of the grandular off the shingle.  However, we have invested in Cougarpaws a duraflex leather roofing boot that also has a replacement cougar paws multi-purpose traction grip replacement pads.  I wear size 12 of their model code CPRB that cost $116.36 which included tax.  Note their website.  I feel this safety item is well worth the investment.

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My experience with cougar paws in the past were that they were great on dry roofs but very slippery on roofs with SH on them.

Are the replacement pads something that you wear over the boot's soles or replacements for when the soles wear out?

 

Well I have a substantial amount of experience walking / inspecting steep roofs. I have a company that inspects ALL of Liberty Mutuals steep / 2 story roofs in the Houston region. I often times inspect 8-10 roofs a day and everyone of them is usually at least 10/12 and up.
I wear my cougar paws more often than anything else when its dry. However by chance I found these shoes to work as well if not better than my paws on a damp surface. They are $14.99 at Academy and the're white they won't however offer protection from the SH which is the major drawback to them. They are Ralph Lauren boat shoes, they have a honeycomb type of flat sole. The link is below. I never would have thought these would have been good on the roof but I swear I can walk a 10/12 with these on with no problems.

http://www.academy.com/index.php?page=content&target=products/footwear/mens/athletic_casual&start=0&selectedSKU=0551-40283-0670

If anyone needs assistance on steep roof training, best ascenders, rope etc I'm more than happy to help.

I'd be more than happy to be a speaker. Safety is the most important aspect of what we do and I'm passionate about it!

Thanks Chris, that's awesome and a huge help! I was just in the process of putting together a binder and trying to gather all this. I really appreciate you doing this.

SP Cleaning wrote:

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OK This is not a tip, but it will help the new guys, and those that do not have MSDS Sheets in their truck

Just download and print
Hope this helps some of you out there.

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Chris,
      You really should start a thread entitled "MSDS Sheets".  That is a great post and it will get lost in this 3 page thread. Good information for premium members.

Brian

 

Thanks Chris that's gonna save a lot of time for a lot of guys.

New Helpful hint for Northern areas...

Do not spray roofs in the winter it does not work out so well. Its nice that you don't need to worry about  the over spray but its not worth the hassle.
 


-- Edited by Ugly Shingles on Friday 11th of March 2011 08:05:09 PM

Simple cost effective idea we used this summer on houses without gutters to catch most of the run-off.