[RE-wrenches] Protecting Asphalt Shingled Roofs

[Carl Adams]

Our crew wear CougarPaws boots when working on asphalt shingles.  Very
gentle on the roof and added traction is a great safety improvement on
steeper pitches.  They seem to run 1/2 to 1 size larger than the normal
boot for most of the crew.
https://www.cougarpaws.com

Carl Adams
SunRock Solar
NABCEP Certified PV Installer

On Jul 30, 2016 3:04 AM, "Chris Worcester" <chris at solarwindworks.com> wrote:

> We get enough garden hose up to the roof to be able to spray down our work
> area quickly, about every 15 minutes during the heat waves. It can almost
> be a full time job for one person. I hadn’t thought about a mister/drip
> system….hmmm…
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> Chris Worcester
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> *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Solar Energy Solutions
> *Sent:* Friday, July 29, 2016 4:14 PM
> *To:* RE-wrenches
> *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Protecting Asphalt Shingled Roofs
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> What kind of hose set up do you use?  We do too, during the hot months,
> but now you have me thinking about a rooftop drip irrigation system!
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> On Friday, July 29, 2016 3:44 PM, Chris Worcester <
> chris at solarwindworks.com> wrote:
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> The hose is our best friend, next are foam pads like a twin mattress size,
> these grip well. We’ve used cardboard over the ridge to protect it from
> ropes if our lifelines go over it. On the steeper pitches we use walk
> boards made from ripping 5/8” or ¾” plywood into 12” x 8’ strips and
> nailing/screwing a 2x6 or 2x10 to one edge, depending on the pitch. Then we
> drill (3) 1” holes to run webbing through and tie them off to our
> standoffs. These work well, we’ve also laid 2x4’s above the lower row of
> standoffs allowing us to walk on them.
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> Chris Worcester
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> Solar Wind Works
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> NABCEP Certified PV Installer
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> Office 530-582-4503
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> Cell 530-448-9692
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> Fax 530-582-4603
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> *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org
> <re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org>] *On Behalf Of *August Goers
> *Sent:* Friday, July 29, 2016 11:19 AM
> *To:* RE-wrenches
> *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Protecting Asphalt Shingled Roofs
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> Hi James,
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> Great topic! Minimizing roof wear and tear during installation is a big
> deal. We have Yellow Spaghetti mat (
> http://www.bestmaterials.com/PDF_Files/yellow-spaghetti-datasheet.pdf)
> and carpet scraps. Each has pros and cons. Spaghetti mat is durable and we
> use it over and over. It does get slippery when wet and doesn’t have good
> enough grip over ~ 26-30 degree pitched roofs. Carpet actually performs
> better when wet but it gets heavy and messy. We can also use carpet on
> steeper roofs where we actually tie it off to our anchors by making a hole
> in the top of the carpet piece and tying a rope to it.
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> It takes a lot of perseverance to get crews to consistently protect the
> roof to the level that is required to minimize damage. It has to be part of
> every installation plan just like fall protection.
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> On hot days we try to get on the roof as early as possible and off the
> roof by the time the roof gets warm and soft. One of my colleagues
> mentioned that they would spray a roof down with a garden hose to cool it
> off on hot days, I  haven’t personally tried that.
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> August
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> Luminalt
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> *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Jerry Shafer
> *Sent:* Friday, July 29, 2016 9:58 AM
> *To:* RE-wrenches
> *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Protecting Asphalt Shingled Roofs
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>
> Wrenches
> We have used carpet scraps, they stick well and cheap, we get them from a
> local installer
> Jerry
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> On Jul 29, 2016 5:26 AM, "James Rudolph" <jamesrudolph99 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Aloha Team Wrenches,
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> How are we best protecting asphalt shingled roofs during the install?
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> Does anybody use "yellow spaghetti mats" up on pitched roofs with any
> success?
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> Mahalo in advance,
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> *James B. Rudolph*
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> *Haleakala Solar*
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