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HOW TO WALK ON A TILED ROOF, WITHOUT BREAKING ANYTHING (INCLUDING
YOURSELF).
StandardDisclaimer [1]
I've been to -essay writing [2]. I have tried blaming my obesity on
the family genes [3]. Once when I donated blood they asked me to
become a "plasma" donor - apparently they don't ask skinny people.
So, as you might have guessed, my predisposition to the odd
Cheeseburger means that I'm not well suited at prancing across a tiled
roof; a talent much sought after when you're trying to get that
wireless Node [4] up and running.
My first venture onto a tiled roof resulted in several cracked tiles,
followed by a dramatic salvage operation during a storm when we were
running around inside wondering why the roof was leaking.
RULE NUMBER 1 - If you break a roof tile, no matter how "hairline"
the crack might appear you can be assured of one thing - it will leak.
So, after the roof man came and replaced the broken tiles I took the
opportunity to ask him how _not_ to break a roof tile.
RULE NUMBER 2 - Spread your weight evenly across the entire surface
of each foot. We all have a tendency to place more weight on our
heels, so be conscious of that.
Then, he showed me where to stand, after explaining how the tiles
actually sat on the roof and what was under each of them.
RULE NUMBER 3 - Always walk along the roof, not up the roof. Keep
your feet pointing towards an end of the house. If you have to climb
higher up the roof, step sideways.
RULE NUMBER 4 - Place each foot at the lower ridged end of a tile
only, ABOVE where the tile below goes under it, NOT at the point where
the tile you are standing on goes under the one above it. These
horizontal joins are supported by an underlying beam in the roof
structure itself. See Picture.
So what happens if you break these rules?
Happy roof walking... Bigmac.
HOW TO WALK ON A TIN ROOF, WITHOUT MAKING A HOLE FOR A NEW
DOWNLIGHT....
RULE NUMBER 1 - Walk on dem nails
RULE NUMBER 2 - Wear Shoes.
(James - why? I've done it in bare feet...)
(I dunno - i only added rule 1, someone else did rule 2. I prefer to
walk on the roof with bare feet...) They get hot in summer and the
edges are sharp.
(I find bare feet 'stick' better, but I'd make sure my shots were up
to date. --Benji)
Links:
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[1] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?StandardDisclaimer
[2] http://www.superiorpapers.com/
[3] http://www.genealogy.com
[4] http://melbournewireless.org.au/nodes/
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