5 common mistakes made by Broken Arrow roofers

Common Broken Arrow roofing mistakes:
Lets start right off with the most common mistake roofers in Broken Arrow make.

Oklahoma roofer tying off

Broken Arrow roofing safety tip:
1.
Not "strapping down" this term is used when you put on a climbing harness before going on the roof, you then throw a rope over the roof and tie it to something on the other side strong enough to hold your weight, not doing this can result in falling of the roof to potential death so please be careful.

attach your rope to your safety harness

attach this to a safety harness or your rope to this anchor

Broken Arrow roofers beware of holes:
2.
Whether you are a Broken Arrow residential roofing company or a commercial roofing company you need to be aware that there can be weak points in the roof that you can potentially fall through if the material cannot hold your weight. There are generally very obvious signs if a the roof is very weak its usually going to be sinking in with the weakest points in the center of the sunken area. You should take care to walk around these sunken spots whenever it is possible.

Oklahoma roof with huge hole

Broken Arrow roofing jacks needed
3.
Not using roofing jacks is one of the most common errors i see Broken Arrow roofing companies doing. Just because you have roofed many homes over many years does not mean a fall off a roof cant end your life. Roofing jacks offer support for feet, knees, arms, shoulders even something to grab onto if you begin to slide uncontrollably down the roof. They also give you something to anchor your harness rope to. Many Broken Arrow roofing contractors will follow these guidelines strictly, and never forget to install them first thing when they get on a roof.

the right way

High end roofing jacks

The wrong way

4.
Any Broken Arrow roofer knows the dangers of not wearing a helmet on a job but many still come to work with no helmet. risking permanent injury any time they are within 20 feet of the roof being worked on.

This roofer is shown with no helmet while working.

5.

If you are roofing a 2 story house you need to have someone hold the ladder while you climb. If your ladder tips at these heights you could be risking your life.

Roofing jacks being installed by Broken Arrow roofer

Broken Arrow roofer installing jacks

please be safe guys tell us more safety tips if we missed any, see you next time.