How To Attach A Roof Anchor

Create an anchor board by rolling the tarp s peak end with a 2 x 4 inch board and nailing the tarp to your board with your 3 inch nails.

How to attach a roof anchor.

West coast roofer roofing and roof repair 12 078 views 2 48 how i used a roof anchor body harness to paint my 2 story house roof safety 101 review duration. Every anchor should come with instructions and guideline holes to show you where exactly should the fasteners be driven. Make sure to double check that before buying a new roof anchor. The ideal way to install your anchor would be to remove one section of the ridge cap and one shingle.

If you want to avoid all of that work you can attach the anchor directly on top of the shingles. Drill holes for the expanding anchors every 16 inches or as specified by local codes insert the anchors hold the ledger in place and tap it with a hammer to indent the anchor locations on its back face. Using a sling using a jamb anchor using a fixed anchor point. Begin by marking a line across the wall for the ledger s top edge.

Anchor a ledger to a masonry wall with expanding anchor bolts. Fix this board to your roof using a screw as a temporary anchor. The board must be 2 feet longer than the tarp s width and it should sit against the roof to avoid the collection of rainwater snow or debris. This video is about all surface roofing construction.

In order to install the anchor on the roof you need to drive enough nails through the sheathing into the truss or into the rafter.