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What is your tallest ladder you have? I have been coming across
roofs that are 30' ft. plus and my ladder is not even close. "I have not failed, I have just found a 1000's way's that didn't work" Thomas Edison www.newbeginningshomeinspection.com |
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My tallest is 28'.
Most roofs I come across, I can get onto a lower roof and then piggyback onto the upper roof. So it's rare that I need my 28' ladder. Andrew Rook NJ Home Inspector License # 24GI00063600 Rook Home Inspections LLC Hamilton NJ (609) 588 - 0125 New Jersey Home Inspector Mercer County Home Inspection Trenton Building Inspection Lawrenceville Home Energy Audits Be Smart, Be Sure, Be Inspected TM |
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17'. If it's taller than 1 story, I'm not climbing on it anyway.
Joe Funderburk, CMI Alpha & Omega Home Inspections, LLC Inspecting Upstate SC & Charlotte Metro, NC NACHI ID: NACHI05120170 www.aohomeinspection.com |
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Joe
What do you tell your client. Do you defer the roof to a roofing contractor since you don't go up? I do use binoculars,but there times when you can't see the roof from ground level. "I have not failed, I have just found a 1000's way's that didn't work" Thomas Edison www.newbeginningshomeinspection.com |
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http://www.themainehomeinspector.com/ Serving all of Kennebec County and Central Maine Cyr Home and Commercial Property Inspections IAC2 Certified http://co.nachi.org/inachiawards Inachi 2009 US Member of the Year Master Shingle Applicator Shingle Technology Ouellet Associaties Inc. http://www.oaconstruction.com/ |
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That used to work in my dreams as a kid too!
http://www.themainehomeinspector.com/ Serving all of Kennebec County and Central Maine Cyr Home and Commercial Property Inspections IAC2 Certified http://co.nachi.org/inachiawards Inachi 2009 US Member of the Year Master Shingle Applicator Shingle Technology Ouellet Associaties Inc. http://www.oaconstruction.com/ |
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Please Note:
ccurrins is a non-member guest and is in no way affiliated with InterNACHI or its members.
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Here we go again. You ask a question and you get a comedian answer.
You need to take your show on the road. "I have not failed, I have just found a 1000's way's that didn't work" Thomas Edison www.newbeginningshomeinspection.com |
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I use a camera pole from the ladder Scan the roof with video and , binoculars Check the attic
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Wayne
Camera pole? Do attach a camera to a pole and id so what do you use? Do you have a pic? "I have not failed, I have just found a 1000's way's that didn't work" Thomas Edison www.newbeginningshomeinspection.com |
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If I cannot see a certain section of the roof with binoculars (say the rear), then I specifically disclaim that section of it in the report and recommend a further evaluation by a competent roofer. That practice has never been a problem for me in > 4 years and > 1000 inspections. Joe Funderburk, CMI Alpha & Omega Home Inspections, LLC Inspecting Upstate SC & Charlotte Metro, NC NACHI ID: NACHI05120170 www.aohomeinspection.com |
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Please Note:
ccurrins is a non-member guest and is in no way affiliated with InterNACHI or its members.
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P.S. I've answered a few of the MANY questions you've asked over the yrs. with accurate answers, some when I was a member, and I was never once thanked for it. |
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Screw a 1/4-20 thread machine screw to wood screw adapter into the end of a telescoping light bulb changing pole. Drill a hole through the pole and tie a clip on there. Attach your camera and set it in video mode and extend it up to the roof. Review the video there on the spot or download it to your laptop.
I run into that situation all the time with row homes because I only carry a 28 foot ladder. Erecting a ladder any bigger than that by yourself can be dangerous. I thought there used to be something in OSHA guidelines related to the length of a ladder a single person can erect, but I can't seem to find it. I know many fire rescue companies limit it to 28 feet because a longer ladder can get unweildy and easily get away from you. Scott Gilligan 215-888-4943 Philadelphia Mold Inspections Philadelphia Home Inspections Philadelphia Commercial Inspections Philadelphia Licensed Home Inspector #34206 President The Greater Philadelphia Chapter of InterNACHI http://pa.nachi.org/greaterphiladelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania real estate professionals on ActiveRain.com |
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