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It does not last forever but I have been using the one I bought at Lowes Hardware store for over a year now.  The one I bought at the store came with a 25 foot rope.  I went online at Lowes and bought a 50 foot rope.

I never tried the vent pipe anchor thing nor would I, if the vent is on the left side of the roof how would it do you any good while working on the right side of the roof, their are plenty of other things to tie off to like decks down below, trees, porch post, or a small water tank filled with water. It does not take but a little bit of weight to work due to all the friction between the rope and shingles especially going up and over the ridge, I know, I expermented, I bet I could hold someone with the strength of my arm, thats how little weight you need. have you ever used a cable weight machine with bad pullies, you will understand what Im talking about.

Yorkie wrote:

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Anyone used the safety device that sits on the top ridge tiles and is clamped on to the eaves of both sides of the home?

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 Yorkie I'm assuming your the kinda guys that like to sit around and think of a thousand different ways to tie a rope off, instead of just taking action lol

the only reason I said that is because I do the same chit, but I just told you how, but you want to come up with a more difficult way lol. how about trying to rig up a sky hook or something?

Roof Cleaning Katy Texas (281) 392-2304 wrote:

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Yorkie wrote:

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Anyone used the safety device that sits on the top ridge tiles and is clamped on to the eaves of both sides of the home?

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 Simon, are you talking about the savety device that screws into the roof? If so most home owners do not like the idea of screwing screws in their roof...

What I seldom see but like are when the homes are designed & build with screw tie offs on the ridge row of the roof.

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 Marcus, that should be mandatory that homes have a hook ring on the center of the roof, wouldn't that be great, why don't they think of these things when the put the roof on??