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Leaf blower is the only way I know.

I walk on roofs also... Between Chimney Sweeping and Roof Cleaning....... from September til December.... atleast 5 a day... 6 days a week. - I've never damaged a roof from walking on it. You have to know where to walk.... NEVER on the ridge vent.... and watch putting your ladder on the side of a home.... where it can lean against the overhanging shingles and break them... Mostly it is common sense....

That's a good point Clyde.... I have taken pictures of "curled " roofs and showed the customer.... Plus, it protects me down the road... It's always good to take alot of pics and show them.... I don't know how I ever did business without my iPhone....

With all of the storms we had here this summer.... alot of my customers had missing shingles, etc.... which I wouldn't have been seen from the ground.... also.... I look at the flashing..... and get A TON of add on work from repairs the customer needs.

We get this request all the time.People are in fear that we will break a tile.Not so much with the shingles though. But I tell them if that's what you like but we will not be able to do a thorough job. We are always dealing with pool enclosures here so in my opinion we have to get up there.

On tile roofs always walk in the valleys and on the center of the tile.

I never put a ladder on a roof that does not have a stand off stabilizer bar.  A small investment in one will save you money in the long run.

When I have pine needles I used a window cleaning extension pole with a broom duct taped to it to pull down large clumps if the roof is not safe to walk.  For small stuff I have a very powerful back pack weed blower that will blow them off.

Yes and no!  That kind of an angle can cause the ladder to slip out so you would have to anchor it well to keep it from slipping.  The second problem is that you are so heavy that the ladder is not meant to support weight at that angle and could bend. 

A lift would be the proper way to go.  Worst case you could anchor the ladder to ground so that it would not slip or have someone stand on the base.  Make sure that the ladder has a towel under it if you have gutters or it will scratch them and place the ladder so that the rails are in the valley of the tile.  Then put your other ladder next to it at the proper angle, climb it to the top, and step over to th other ladder.  This breaks all of the safety rules and would be best if you had a ground man to help .

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

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Yes and no!  That kind of an angle can cause the ladder to slip out so you would have to anchor it well to keep it from slipping.  The second problem is that you are so heavy that the ladder is not meant to support weight at that angle and could bend. 

A lift would be the proper way to go.  Worst case you could anchor the ladder to ground so that it would not slip or have someone stand on the base.  Make sure that the ladder has a towel under it if you have gutters or it will scratch them and place the ladder so that the rails are in the valley of the tile.  Then put your other ladder next to it at the proper angle, climb it to the top, and step over to th other ladder.  This breaks all of the safety rules and would be best if you had a ground man to help .

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 yes Marcus the ladder next to the one is used to climb to the next

and the feet are dug into the ground

and I have heavy duty ladders, I can do this Marcus

A lift.

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

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Where I live you could only park a lift on the side of the house on the drive because the yards are fenced in and you could not get a lift through.

They are so heavy I would hate to think about driving over the grass as it might rut the turf.

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 Marcus it would always be a good Idea to lay down 3/4 inch plywood down to drive on, the homeowner would thank you!