Walking on Tiles roofs

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Scott D.

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Ive been watchng peoples videos (nicks was the most recent) and talking to everyone about walking on tile roofs, and it seems like Im the only one scared of it and doesnt do it. Im scared of them cracking or breaking mainly, but also they're super slippery. Is there a "proper" way to walk them? Are there certain types that are more sturdy than others? We have a guy here that just replaces them when he breaks them, but customers dont like that of course.

It sure would cut our tile roofs down alot. Right now, a 2500 sqft one story tile roof takes us about 2-3 hours, but its from moving the ladders constantly.
 
Scott if you don't think you will feel safe walking on a TileRoof then don't do it. It's not for everyone. I usually tell people to put some lotion on the bottom of their feet and try walking on a tile floor or lanolium floor. However some tile roofs are very easy to walk on and not really slippery at all. Painted tile roofs are the worst. A couple of drops of water or mix on a moldy tile roof can become a nightmare. I've gotten stuck on a few where I forgot to leave myself a path and had to wait for it to dry before I could walk on it again. Been on my butt a few times too. As for broken tiles it kinda goes with the territory. Especially on older natural concrete tiles. We have got alot of those here in Florida. I will normally repair them if the customer requests it but I've never had to replace any tiles.
 
White painted tile roofs are the worst to walk, I do like 95% tile roofs and like 5% shingles .. most aren't bad once the chem drys there is good footing, the ones with a sealer are slicker.. good shoes, and balance you'll be ok. you cant be freaking out everytime your foot slips, it'll happen :) I havent had broken tile problems but i'm pretty light, only real problem tiles i have are the old 15yr old roofs, i take pictures of most the broken tiles before and let the HOHO know whats up.
 
BrooksPW said:
stay on dry roof also, work away from the your mix... the tiles along the rigdes are the ones you need you becareful walkin around usually once your up there you get a feel for what the tiles are going to be likes.. wether they're britle or strong.. slippery or not..
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Exactly, work away from your mix stay on dry tile and if it is a barrel tile stay in the valley this will almost lock your footing in.

Work from the furthest point away from your ladder back to your ladder and you will never have to step in the mix a fall.
 
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