You see these shows where people decorate their homes for the holidays and every square inch of the roof is covered in lights and decorations. While it’s a jaw-dropping sight, homeowners really shouldn’t go onto their roofs for much. There’s a lot that can go wrong, and little need for you to be up there.
Walking on the Roof With No Safety Gear
Roofing contractors and their crews are careful to walk around on a roof. They wear harnesses and ropes tethered to strong structures to prevent accidents. Never go up on your roof and walk around, especially without safety gear. If there’s a reason why anyone should be on the roof, a roofing contractor can take the necessary precautions and look on the roof for you.
Putting Up or Taking Down Holiday Lights
Unless you use those special clips that help a string of lights dangle from the gutters, don’t go up on the roof to put on lights. If you get lights on the house and roof, don’t go up there to take them down. Instead, hire a roofing contractor that offers this seasonal service. It’s safer, and you know the lights will be secure.
Doing Your Own Roof Repairs
To understand how to repair a roof, you have to know how it is constructed. There’s not a lot of weight bearing support between each truss. Holes are made if you aren’t careful with where you put your feet.
Repairs bigger than your head require the tearing off of many roofing layers and starting from bare wood. If the bare wood is bad under all that, then you have to pull off that wood and expose your attic. If you don’t work quickly and complete the repair in a day, you will have to find a way to cover the big hole you made to keep animals, bugs, and precipitation out. Leave all of this to a professional roofing contractor.