@@IcECreAm-sv2qv well yes but I assume like the rest of us they can't afford going to court... "Not all of us can afford have a safety net ..." ah aht aaah
@@pkkiller_apathy4568there’s a lot of lawyers that take a contingency fee (paid after case is won), especially in work-injury cases. If the contingent fee lawyer doesn’t take the case, it probably wasn’t going to be won anyways.
I was a roofer many years ago and worked on many like this one. Later I became a home builder. I refused to build such dangerous roofs that will get workmen killed.
How do you build a home without building a roof? I really am thinking of getting into the roofing business but I really don't want myself or others falling.
@@isaiahj3968 I didn’t mean to give the impression that I built houses without roofs. What I mean is I refused to build houses with really steep roofs. I kept my homes with 7/12 pitches or less. Preferably 5/12 was about ideal. Something that workmen can safely walk on. I own a rental property built in the 1880’s or 90’s. It’s a really tall 2 story house with a 9/12 roof that killed a roofer in the 1950‘s. This was before my time but my Father was there and had just been talking to the guy. I myself completely stripped and reroofed this same house in the early 1980‘s. It had asphalt shingles over the original wood shingles. I stripped all that, installed new plywood decking and asphalt shingles. This man’s death was in my mind the whole time I was up there. It’s due for replacement again. I’m not taking any chances with this bastard. I’m going to build a safety platform all around it with plenty of support brackets and planking on its deck. Thank God I nor anyone with me has ever fallen in all these years on all these jobs. Take your time, work safely, don’t take chances, always use the best equipment, no alcohol or drugs period. Good luck and best wishes to you.
@@akaredcrossbow I've never been on a roof quite this steep. No way I could do it without at least a harness. I'd rather have planks on roof jacks, too.
@@nicholasittzes7224 to make it safer they probably should’ve just set up a ridge hook ladder and then setup the tether for the harness. That is what I would’ve done. I know ridge hook ladders aren’t the safest, but it’s better than nothing. I’m a chimney sweep, I work for myself and no job is worth risking your life for, but again I don’t wear a harness often, I just work off the ridge hook. If I’m going to be up there for a long time, doing something crazy, then I will use a harness.
Roofs like this should have a permanent anchor, for any repairs or checks. Honestly it can also save you a charge if insurance has to set one up to inspect if you already have a permanent one that can't be included, plus it's reduces time on the job
@@Asbjoerni agree,i do all new construction and we have several builders that have us install them when we do the roof,now there great for siders or tinners or anyother trade that might get up there once where gone,but i always wondered how many home owners use them,and they are most definitely suppose to be inspected,the ones we use have a spot to mark on them after each inspection,im sure 99% of your average homeowner wont get it inspected
I'm with the other guys. I've gone off a roof twice. Both times was from a cushion ripping or scooting off the cushion. This pitch would be Impossible to walk. Cougar paws are just ok for me.
@@nathangilbert1344 used to install solar panels in FL. 100+° on the roof one summer day, struggling to keep my ankles together on the steep pitch.I got dehydrated and passed out. Slid off the roof thru their pool enclosure, and by the grace of God into the pool, 6 inches from the cement. If their pool was a rectangle and not an oblong bean shape I would 100% be a vegetable. Fell head first into the pool. Took me a month of being the designated panel lugger till I got back on the roof.
@Some DUED ya i can read i can also tell you like talking shit without knowing facts my comment was for other peoples comments on the harness he has on i did not know i had to fully describe with biography on the situation so just cuz they wrote putting up anchor point for ppe this is crap cuz what he has on and what was in his tool pouch was no indication on harness install they only wrote that cuz of osha rules and not risk getting fine so their you go !!!!!!! If it was for ppe they are doing it wrong !!!
I was in high school in 10th grade doing roofing and my boss slipped and I caught him before he went over the side. my boss told me that if I fall I'm fired. Am 26 year old and still working on house and I started my own business and Safety is my number one thing I tell everyone at the job Site.
I've always wanted a roof climbing course of some sort. Just a bunch of different pitched roofs on the ground to get you comfortable and used to it. I can't believe I was able to do gutters with my fear of heights and roofs 😅
I just had my second day installing solar panels and was up like 50 feat and I had a harness but even for the lower one when I could take a 20 foot fall I had nothing, I’m definitely thinking about quitting cause it’s scary af on those roofs and I value my life too much tbh.
@@Thedreamer20015 oh my bad your in another country . I'm not sure about Canada if yall have trade unions or funded programs that will teach you a trade while you work . I honestly got my first electrical job by being on site clean up crew then I met the master electrician and asked him can he teach me.
@@Combatsportsprodigy honestly not going to lie but if your experienced enough you don’t need a harness. Just need to set up a latter right and the right tools to do the job. The sponge helps a lot with friction and setting up planks of 6 - 12 inch planks of wood vertically on the steep sides of the roof can help you if you fall or miss a step.
@@alexleon5292 I get that. But some of the roofs we were on were massively tilted and at an angle. Theres no sponge that can help that. Not to mention I was 15 with no experience prior to that at all. So yes maybe at some jobs experience definitely comes into play but that doesn’t take away from the fact our boss was cheap af and put the money before our saftey.
I found that these newer cushions in like dog beds seem to work the best they have better grip. I know it's hard to get better grip than these couch cushions but I promise you the dog beds the foam in it is the best
LOL thought you was joshin is, then realized you were serious! 🤪✅ real roofer's use cushions on steeper pitches, along with Jack board's, step ladders,etc. . ✅💯
It's not their life, it's the lives of employees. My guess is these guys have a family to feed, plus themselves, and don't have the luxury of unionizing. Don't be a sheep: Place blame where it belongs, with the BOSSES.
hemorrhoids are caused by sitting down on toilets. Look it up, countries with sit-down toilets have exponentially higher rates of hemorrhoids than countries with squad-down toilets.
"... we roofers." "This is what WE roofers have to do..." No, I am not an out of work English teacher, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express at some point in my life.
My old job was soft washing and we also did roofs and they had us even higher than this with NO harness and high ass percentages of bleach I left the first week 💀 salute to y’all.
How to work on a roof like this when I was 11 and there was no harness LOL now imagine being covered by a couple hundred wasps flying around you I was so still I looked like a gargoyle on the roof 😂
I worked at a lumber yard a couple years ago and an immigrant and a amish guy fell off a 40 foot metal roof doing this on a day with light rain. They sadly passed and that specific crew still don’t wear harnesses from what their subcontractors said picking up their material after it happened. That cautionary tale always hits hard when i see guys on less than ideal roofs. If i had a family there’s no point in not being safe, it’s just your ego saying you’re not that type of guy to just fall, but you just never know when stuff happens.
I fell 32 feet off a barn roof (top hip).. 10 hours surgery, decompressing surgery on L3-L4-L5... Early retirement at 48 years old ... Glad to be alive and walking....
@@MegaDysart Well Joe since I invested a lot of money for the equipment for the last 50+ years , I would have set 2 adjustable roof jacks 5' apart with a 2x10 wood plank at the lower edge and then another set just above 5' up. Then proceed with the shingle replacement.
What I used use was jacks with 2×6 then ladders as far up as needed. I used this combination for many years up to 14/12 pitch. I always had fun doing my job!
@@rubensitoguapo882 According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on fatal injuries per 100,000 full time employees, being a roofer is the 4th most dangerous job in the United States while being a cop is ranked 31st. It's not a matter of opinion, it's all factual information. Sure, you can take every precaution you want, but it's still an inherently dangerous job.
I worked as a labourer for a roofing company at 15 I shouldn’t have been but they let me up on the roofs we worked on and not one of us wore a harness (I questioned it but found out what kind of workers they were after a couple weeks and they got more comfortable, one guy started popping percs and the other was a coke head so it all made sense)the only time I wasn’t allowed on the roof was when they were like this which is completely understandable, I wouldn’t have gone up if they allowed me unless I had the proper protection and safety gear, some of the ones I was on though were three stories high not to scary but the drop seems much much higher then it actually is from up there then it does down on the ground, I liked the job just wish I had a good crew that I could’ve stayed with that weren’t a bunch of druggies
@@alexknight4682 next time you go turn on your light switch or plug 🔌 in something that requires POWER at home remember hue is responsible for you having power at home😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 we are the BOSSSSS we don’t have to clean up 🧹 😂😂😂😂😂😂 JK BRO sucks for those that do not clean up after them self, but I definitely do clean up. I can’t have a dirty work space wile I’m on the job. 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
I used to be a Chimney sweep. From where he is run a ladder straight from the peak to a chimney equal height and stand on lip and ladder while using 20' of rods and brushes. Oshawa would've had a field day with me.
I did it with my dad at 15 years of age learning stuff. Single to double plank scaffold no safety barriers back then demolishing and rebuilding chimneys on two/three storied country mansions. There was no such thing as harness then. Just like the blokes on the high scaffold planks in Liverpool and London with no kick boards hardness or safety bars. Nowadays everything is contained on the outside and within the scaffold area on all sides and overhead. Good to have safety.
Grip. It's a strange phenomenon. But there is nothing better. And it prevents you from experiencing what I imagine the floor of hell feels like on a sunny day
Yeah whenever I did it, that's what I did too. But wouldn't set up toe boards for a small repair like that. I would be too worried about damaging other shingles while attaching the boards. So you know what I do in that situation nowadays? I hire someone. No way am I doing it anymore
Bs, we do core holes into the foundations on both sides and leave O hooks for future roofers. 100 % tie if at all times . This company is a hair away from a serious accident and obviously doesn’t care . It’s actually to easy to care and change . These guys could NEVER work on on our sites
As one who did roofing for over 20 years, I would have got a ladder to reach or got staging around the property. Those days of Jerry rigging are over .
@@neilkell9443 I've been on every roof you can imagine, I know putting jacks and toe boards sounds harder but for someone with a back like mine the walkers hurt the most
@@neilkell9443 and honestly a 4/12 is pushing it for shingles anyway anything at or under I always advise metal and with the prices of asphalt I can actually nearly match the price
I don't miss it at all. I started with shingling then went to commercial roofing for 27 years then back to shingles. Now my body hurts thinking about it
Atleast you get to setup harnesses. When I did roofing it was "if you fall, you're fired before you hit the ground".
Yes it was..and we just sat on the cushion and moved it across the roof as you went
Sounds like an easy lawsuit lmao
If you get up, you’re rehired
@@IcECreAm-sv2qv well yes but I assume like the rest of us they can't afford going to court...
"Not all of us can afford have a safety net ..." ah aht aaah
@@pkkiller_apathy4568there’s a lot of lawyers that take a contingency fee (paid after case is won), especially in work-injury cases.
If the contingent fee lawyer doesn’t take the case, it probably wasn’t going to be won anyways.
He is one of the higher ups at his company.
I see what you did there
Temporarily
@@randybobandy9828 😂
Last time I heard that one, I fell off my dinosaur
Once your up you must come down!
I was a roofer many years ago and worked on many like this one. Later I became a home builder. I refused to build such dangerous roofs that will get workmen killed.
That roof angle is isane.
They fyont even build them like this anymore anyways.
How do you build a home without building a roof? I really am thinking of getting into the roofing business but I really don't want myself or others falling.
@@isaiahj3968 I didn’t mean to give the impression that I built houses without roofs. What I mean is I refused to build houses with really steep roofs. I kept my homes with 7/12 pitches or less. Preferably 5/12 was about ideal. Something that workmen can safely walk on. I own a rental property built in the 1880’s or 90’s. It’s a really tall 2 story house with a 9/12 roof that killed a roofer in the 1950‘s. This was before my time but my Father was there and had just been talking to the guy. I myself completely stripped and reroofed this same house in the early 1980‘s. It had asphalt shingles over the original wood shingles. I stripped all that, installed new plywood decking and asphalt shingles. This man’s death was in my mind the whole time I was up there. It’s due for replacement again. I’m not taking any chances with this bastard. I’m going to build a safety platform all around it with plenty of support brackets and planking on its deck. Thank God I nor anyone with me has ever fallen in all these years on all these jobs. Take your time, work safely, don’t take chances, always use the best equipment, no alcohol or drugs period. Good luck and best wishes to you.
@@daqt6079Thank you for being a good boss man 🙏 not many like you out here anymore. I hope to one day I get to do the same as you
Props to all roofers. I’d be terrified and frozen stiff up there lol
Local 81 Oakland roofer
It sucks trust me
Most roofers are stiff up there
Thats not even high lol😂😂
@@berrex5152 bro I’m hesitant on 3-step ladders lol
I remember my boss yelling "we don't need harnesses it's walkable a few minutes before breaking an ankle and a wrist lol
His ankle and wrist or yours?
The foam out of couch cushion can be a roofers best friend
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M❤
It helps defy the law of gravity
It's your best friend!
Socks work wonders too! 😅
Respect to all those roofers out there, I hate climbing on the roof just to put Christmas lights up in December, can't imagine doing what they do
That's what I'm saying. It's scary as hell getting on a roof to put Christmas lights up. Lose your balance and your fucked
Takes a special individual to do what we do for sure. A lil crazy in the head lol
@@HelptheBear_ImtheBearthey probably just gotta do that to feed their family unfortunately
@@HelptheBear_ImtheBearWait until they hear about how we sometimes drink on the job😭
@@HelptheBear_ImtheBearNah we got kids to feed, nothing crazy 🤣
Roofing is easily one of the toughest jobs. I have nothing but respect for these men that can do it day after day.
Must get a lot of snow there - all the roofs look pretty steep.
You can even see some snow in the backgrojnd
how dumbs people can be
Never thought of this
@Bensmite Herro 👍👍
@@johncuervo3019 👍👍
I do this every day and have much respect for the guys who can walk it like it’s nothing
Thanks.
Always respect the roof though
That's just stupid to walk that ridge.
Jheeeez a trapeze artist would struggle on this roof. Sketchy shit. If there is a scaffolding to catch ya fall maybe. Gives me BG's
Cushions a roofers best friend.
Ooh! I have spent my share of time sheathing roofs, but I can't stand to watch this. Prayers for safety!
Sheathing?
@@colbytucker2178 Plywood or osb nailed to the framing. We call it sheathing around here. Goes for walls too.
I do this myself, but like you said it’s hard to watch someone else doing the same thing on video.
@@akaredcrossbow I've never been on a roof quite this steep. No way I could do it without at least a harness. I'd rather have planks on roof jacks, too.
@@nicholasittzes7224 to make it safer they probably should’ve just set up a ridge hook ladder and then setup the tether for the harness.
That is what I would’ve done. I know ridge hook ladders aren’t the safest, but it’s better than nothing.
I’m a chimney sweep, I work for myself and no job is worth risking your life for, but again I don’t wear a harness often, I just work off the ridge hook. If I’m going to be up there for a long time, doing something crazy, then I will use a harness.
Roofs like this should have a permanent anchor, for any repairs or checks. Honestly it can also save you a charge if insurance has to set one up to inspect if you already have a permanent one that can't be included, plus it's reduces time on the job
Permanent anchors should be inspected regularly. Some homeowner won't have that don't.
@@Asbjoerni agree,i do all new construction and we have several builders that have us install them when we do the roof,now there great for siders or tinners or anyother trade that might get up there once where gone,but i always wondered how many home owners use them,and they are most definitely suppose to be inspected,the ones we use have a spot to mark on them after each inspection,im sure 99% of your average homeowner wont get it inspected
They are not setting up a harness. They are going to cushion all day.
Not with that pitch sir, im a former roofer and the cushion could only hold you until a certain pitch not more than 12/12
They are obviously doing repairs…the cushion helped him get up the valley and now doubles as an actual cushion on the peak
I'm with the other guys. I've gone off a roof twice. Both times was from a cushion ripping or scooting off the cushion. This pitch would be Impossible to walk. Cougar paws are just ok for me.
@@nathangilbert1344 used to install solar panels in FL. 100+° on the roof one summer day, struggling to keep my ankles together on the steep pitch.I got dehydrated and passed out. Slid off the roof thru their pool enclosure, and by the grace of God into the pool, 6 inches from the cement. If their pool was a rectangle and not an oblong bean shape I would 100% be a vegetable. Fell head first into the pool. Took me a month of being the designated panel lugger till I got back on the roof.
@@trippsmclovin My goodness brother that's a situation and a half. How high did you fall from? I was less than 15 feet on both mine.
Whoever designed those homes wanted the shingle roof to be a pain to redo. It's absolutely ridiculous.
They were probably wood shingled when the houses were built.
Thanks to all you roofers and laborers keeping us all moving forward 👏 👏 👏
Thanks to the American roofers & laborers. The illegal ones need to be shipped back to el Mexico 👏 👏 👏
Moving across
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I'm just a gutter guy but mad respect to all you roofers out there.
As someone currently doing a chimney flashing on a 12 pitch alone, 3 stories up, this cigarette break is for you.
Be much easier to use a chicken ladder or a ridge hook to set up your harness.
I been used couch cushions for years best way to stick to roof
everyone does it lol
I watched my dad slide off a 3 story roof. He held the nail gun the whole way down. Impact broke both his ankles and his knees broke his nose.
Nope, pitch hopper is now a days....new and improved couch cushion
Been using them since 1992 when I started roofing. FACTS.
@@brandonbullins he lucky to have lived! So glad you got to keep your dad 💪
Takes guts to get on some of those pitches!
hell yeah im always doing dry in on 8/10s and 12/16
True that, but mountain goats would laugh at it.
Okay for all you tender foots out there this is not a harness these are shoulder straps for the tool belt
What idiot would think this is a harness? Being a roofer is hard work but you don’t need a harness for that bullshit. It ain’t that high up.
Spider-Man training
Tender foots? Smh
@Some DUED ya i can read i can also tell you like talking shit without knowing facts my comment was for other peoples comments on the harness he has on i did not know i had to fully describe with biography on the situation so just cuz they wrote putting up anchor point for ppe this is crap cuz what he has on and what was in his tool pouch was no indication on harness install they only wrote that cuz of osha rules and not risk getting fine so their you go !!!!!!! If it was for ppe they are doing it wrong !!!
@@yoteslaya7296 lol a tender foot is someone at the lowest rank, someone who isn't suitable for Hard Times is the old term
Shout out to all the workers 👍
Only the legal ones...the lazy ones need to go back to Mexico
I was in high school in 10th grade doing roofing and my boss slipped and I caught him before he went over the side. my boss told me that if I fall I'm fired. Am 26 year old and still working on house and I started my own business and Safety is my number one thing I tell everyone at the job Site.
Shoulda said if you fall I get off early . Nah that’s messed up tho and probably illegal to fire someone for getting hurt
Fun fact: roofers had the 3rd most fatalities of any occupation after logging and fishing. -Bureau of Labor Statistics 2021 data. Per 100,000 workers.
Excited for work Tomorrow.THANKS
I've always wanted a roof climbing course of some sort. Just a bunch of different pitched roofs on the ground to get you comfortable and used to it. I can't believe I was able to do gutters with my fear of heights and roofs 😅
Anything is possible!(:
I just had my second day installing solar panels and was up like 50 feat and I had a harness but even for the lower one when I could take a 20 foot fall I had nothing, I’m definitely thinking about quitting cause it’s scary af on those roofs and I value my life too much tbh.
It's not worth your health bro . Those companies do not pay enough for the risk
Join electrical union with adding the solar job on your resume you will get in . Just have high school diploma I believe they ask for transcript
@@lanway95 how would I go about doing that? I live in Canada and don’t really know anything about the field tbh
@@Thedreamer20015 oh my bad your in another country . I'm not sure about Canada if yall have trade unions or funded programs that will teach you a trade while you work . I honestly got my first electrical job by being on site clean up crew then I met the master electrician and asked him can he teach me.
Update brother?
Couch cushions are the best tool for a roofer. Who's with me???
Much respect to y’all, I could never
Did it for one summer and promised myself I would never go back again. Not to mention our boss was so cheap we never had on a harness
@@Combatsportsprodigy honestly not going to lie but if your experienced enough you don’t need a harness. Just need to set up a latter right and the right tools to do the job. The sponge helps a lot with friction and setting up planks of 6 - 12 inch planks of wood vertically on the steep sides of the roof can help you if you fall or miss a step.
@@alexleon5292 I get that. But some of the roofs we were on were massively tilted and at an angle. Theres no sponge that can help that. Not to mention I was 15 with no experience prior to that at all. So yes maybe at some jobs experience definitely comes into play but that doesn’t take away from the fact our boss was cheap af and put the money before our saftey.
At a 50/12 pitch, the inside of the house is just a hallway and you have to walk sideways to fit.
W PFP
Safety guys thinking the rope was there prior 😂 somebody had to make the first climb
I found that these newer cushions in like dog beds seem to work the best they have better grip. I know it's hard to get better grip than these couch cushions but I promise you the dog beds the foam in it is the best
Dam I’ve done this a bunch of times but never thought to take a cushion up with me! Life changing
Might just save it
Its definitely a life saver good tip is to get a thiner one works alot better and gives good grip and comfortable
I’ve even seen some guys shingle on an old couch cushion. 😂
LOL thought you was joshin is, then realized you were serious!
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real roofer's use cushions on steeper pitches, along with Jack board's, step ladders,etc. .
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That’s freaking scary dawg without harness
I’m sitting on my steep roof watching this
Yeah ha ha, what's the sense of such a steep roof unless it's Antarctica, ppls lives more important
Man foam helps so much thats a real cheek spliter
Seen this start in late 80s.....these guys are bad ass...and pretty safe...
As always buy the right equipment. Above all. Value your own life.
It's not their life, it's the lives of employees. My guess is these guys have a family to feed, plus themselves, and don't have the luxury of unionizing. Don't be a sheep: Place blame where it belongs, with the BOSSES.
@@Applebottompenis Union workers earn more than non-union. So if you have a "family to feed" you should be going union.
@@mr.g937 lol union
That ridge will mess with your hemorrhoids!! Amazing drive!! Much appreciated.
hemorrhoids are caused by sitting down on toilets.
Look it up, countries with sit-down toilets have exponentially higher rates of hemorrhoids than countries with squad-down toilets.
@@steezydan8543
Right. Thanks!
"... we roofers." "This is what WE roofers have to do..." No, I am not an out of work English teacher, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express at some point in my life.
Roofers work hard! Respect!💥
When Carlos asked his boss for a raise this is not what he had in mind . 😱
Damn good thing OSHA wasn't around to see no harnesses up there
Attached to what?
Hahahah I’ll walk that straight out and if I feel imma fall I’ll hop off and grab the ridge 😂😂
I've done that before thousands of times.i roofed for over 40 years
That is what framers should not do. .dam 24/12
Get a boom lift, charge the customer for having a dumb roof.
Thanks I was looking for this comment
@@J.Pelle87 no, thank you.
Talking 12/12 magic .
Been there done that ! Much respect to all the hard-working men and women
This is also why roofers scan the sides of roads for sofas being thrown out. To steal the cushions. Lol. 😂😂😂
My old job was soft washing and we also did roofs and they had us even higher than this with NO harness and high ass percentages of bleach I left the first week 💀 salute to y’all.
I suppose scaffolding ( brackets) on the way up don’t work…..
My Anxiety Throughout This Video:📈
How to work on a roof like this when I was 11 and there was no harness LOL now imagine being covered by a couple hundred wasps flying around you I was so still I looked like a gargoyle on the roof 😂
Imagine using a harness!! Bunch of scrubs
I've been roofing for 9 years and the only fun thing about roofing is watch the job after is all done.
This is where all your childhood experience comes into play💪
If roofer would have installed it right this roofer wouldn't have to go there and risk his life to fix it!!👍👍
Of course he’s one of the highest on the roof no one else wants to be in there.
Yooo that’s lowkey me but without the cushion 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yeah the cushion just gets in the way on that pitch,at least on the ridge!
Did a roof one time. Went home and my toes were purple.. from standing like a scared cat lmao
As a carpenter if you fall. In mid flight your fired, when you hit the ground your trespassing.
I worked at a lumber yard a couple years ago and an immigrant and a amish guy fell off a 40 foot metal roof doing this on a day with light rain. They sadly passed and that specific crew still don’t wear harnesses from what their subcontractors said picking up their material after it happened. That cautionary tale always hits hard when i see guys on less than ideal roofs. If i had a family there’s no point in not being safe, it’s just your ego saying you’re not that type of guy to just fall, but you just never know when stuff happens.
I fell 32 feet off a barn roof (top hip).. 10 hours surgery, decompressing surgery on L3-L4-L5...
Early retirement at 48 years old ...
Glad to be alive and walking....
I know a guy who decided to do his own roof. Didn't last long. He got up there and froze. His wife had to call the fire department to get him down.🤣
I did something like this a few times. Never wore a harness though that foam pad is 👍
Every roofer knows....foamies are your homies
Funny shit.
This is what happens if you don't have the correct equipment to repair the job.
What are the supposed to use, jet packs?
@@MegaDysart Well Joe since I invested a lot of money for the equipment for the last 50+ years , I would have set 2 adjustable roof jacks 5' apart with a 2x10 wood plank at the lower edge and then another set just above 5' up. Then proceed with the shingle replacement.
What I used use was jacks with 2×6 then ladders as far up as needed. I used this combination for many years up to 14/12 pitch. I always had fun doing my job!
Them boys earn every dollar they make and then some.
Definitely need a Cadillac...😂..that's what we called cushions they really help on steep stuff
He's actually moving perfectly to the beat. Just don't buss out with "The roof... the roof.... the roof is on fire."
He need to find a safer job, like law enforcement.
It's actually pretty safe
@@rubensitoguapo882 I know being a cop is a very safe job compared with being a roofer.
@@modelcitizen394 not really, if you know what you're doing as a roofer It shouldn't be that dangerous, still its a shitty job it could be risky
@@rubensitoguapo882 According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, based on fatal injuries per 100,000 full time employees, being a roofer is the 4th most dangerous job in the United States while being a cop is ranked 31st. It's not a matter of opinion, it's all factual information. Sure, you can take every precaution you want, but it's still an inherently dangerous job.
@@modelcitizen394 🤓, ok👍
"harness? we don't need no steenking harness!"
Damn trip hazard's
I worked as a labourer for a roofing company at 15 I shouldn’t have been but they let me up on the roofs we worked on and not one of us wore a harness (I questioned it but found out what kind of workers they were after a couple weeks and they got more comfortable, one guy started popping percs and the other was a coke head so it all made sense)the only time I wasn’t allowed on the roof was when they were like this which is completely understandable, I wouldn’t have gone up if they allowed me unless I had the proper protection and safety gear, some of the ones I was on though were three stories high not to scary but the drop seems much much higher then it actually is from up there then it does down on the ground, I liked the job just wish I had a good crew that I could’ve stayed with that weren’t a bunch of druggies
my palms and the soles of my feet got sweaty watching this.👍😀
Day or night, I shit myself watching this at night🎶
You could not pay 💰 enough to do that shittt. I’ll stick with being an electrician all day…
that’s alright leave us men do this
@@adanperry1642 lol
I do it 5 days a week and it still doesn't pay enough 🤦
That's because electricians don't clean up their mess.
@@alexknight4682 next time you go turn on your light switch or plug 🔌 in something that requires POWER at home remember hue is responsible for you having power at home😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 we are the BOSSSSS we don’t have to clean up 🧹 😂😂😂😂😂😂 JK BRO sucks for those that do not clean up after them self, but I definitely do clean up. I can’t have a dirty work space wile I’m on the job. 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
I feel ya, bro. Props on the cushion work.
The falling isn't so bad, but impact is sobering.
I used to be a Chimney sweep. From where he is run a ladder straight from the peak to a chimney equal height and stand on lip and ladder while using 20' of rods and brushes. Oshawa would've had a field day with me.
When your boss is to cheap to hire a cherry picker
I have been roofing for 6 years and do this type of stuff all the time and haven’t fallen yet a few slips on felt but ain’t dead
😆 you should see what us tree men have to do to set our line(s)
You’re fired before you hit the ground!!!
When your real and didn't buy your career from a university
Respect! One day they will invent the skyhook, until then step lightly and float like a butterfly!!
I did it with my dad at 15 years of age learning stuff. Single to double plank scaffold no safety barriers back then demolishing and rebuilding chimneys on two/three storied country mansions. There was no such thing as harness then. Just like the blokes on the high scaffold planks in Liverpool and London with no kick boards hardness or safety bars. Nowadays everything is contained on the outside and within the scaffold area on all sides and overhead. Good to have safety.
Respeft
Is it Nap time with them pillows?🥴😴
Grip. It's a strange phenomenon. But there is nothing better. And it prevents you from experiencing what I imagine the floor of hell feels like on a sunny day
Dummy thick, hell yeah brother
too all the roofers out there 🔨 keep smashing it people 👍
Set up walk boards. They're safer with or without a harness.
Harness for cowards ..wear sneakers ..
People with cougar paws be like
Yall some Gangstas with balls of steel. You guys are real men. I get dizzy 10ft off the ground
We set up toe boards to do steep roofs. They worked and you could walk all over the roof on the boards.
Yeah whenever I did it, that's what I did too. But wouldn't set up toe boards for a small repair like that. I would be too worried about damaging other shingles while attaching the boards. So you know what I do in that situation nowadays? I hire someone. No way am I doing it anymore
Hell nah. Im cool down here looking up.
How bout i toss you a few things to help out.
Bs, we do core holes into the foundations on both sides and leave O hooks for future roofers. 100 % tie if at all times . This company is a hair away from a serious accident and obviously doesn’t care . It’s actually to easy to care and change . These guys could NEVER work on on our sites
100% 🤜🤛
Anyone who straddles a ridge has the same question go through their head " why is everyone else just watching me?"
As one who did roofing for over 20 years, I would have got a ladder to reach or got staging around the property. Those days of Jerry rigging are over .
Those are the easiest roofs, lest bending down and being on knees
Wow, obviously you have never been on a 12/12!
@@neilkell9443 I've been on every roof you can imagine, I know putting jacks and toe boards sounds harder but for someone with a back like mine the walkers hurt the most
@@neilkell9443 and honestly a 4/12 is pushing it for shingles anyway anything at or under I always advise metal and with the prices of asphalt I can actually nearly match the price
@@neilkell9443
That looks like about an 18/12
Now look at this.he gonna fall off the roof cause he ain’t got his harness.lol
Why is that funny?
I don't miss it at all. I started with shingling then went to commercial roofing for 27 years then back to shingles. Now my body hurts thinking about it
Whatvis that a 12 twelve pitch? brings back some memories....
Toe boards and jacks baby👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
21/12