Hi James,
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. 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. 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. August Luminalt *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Jerry Shafer *Sent:* Friday, July 29, 2016 9:58 AM *To:* RE-wrenches *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Protecting Asphalt Shingled Roofs Wrenches We have used carpet scraps, they stick well and cheap, we get them from a local installer Jerry On Jul 29, 2016 5:26 AM, "James Rudolph" <[email protected]> wrote: Aloha Team Wrenches, How are we best protecting asphalt shingled roofs during the install? Does anybody use "yellow spaghetti mats" up on pitched roofs with any success? Mahalo in advance, *J**ames B. Rudolph* *Haleakala Solar* *Director of Operations* *NABCEP Certified PV Installer # 091209-155* _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: [email protected] Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
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