Roof Access issue

Sleepy

We've an old Satellite dish in an awkward location on a single storey extension in our back garden that I'm wondering how to access in order to re-align it (you can see in the photo that it's dropped badly. A roofer warned us in the past against standing on this roof before as he reckoned the slate tiles wouldn't take a person's weight. You can see from the photo that there's a broken tile on the roof here where I think a previous owner may have stood to fit this...

Any suggestions as to how I might be safely able to access this? I have a 3 part ladder we got from Lidl a few years back which extends to about 3.5 metres but I don't think it would get me to the dish at the angle I'd have to have it at were I to remove the guttering and rest the ladder directly onto the soffit and fascia?

listermint

Looks like the dish has rotted away. Id remove it entirely and move it to the front wall to the right. this wont be the last time it needs adjusting and youve enough cable to move it without much hassle.

You need a roofing ladder to take the weight laterally on that roof

jack of all

The only safe way to access this dish without risk of damage or injury would be to put some timber planks as bearers across the roof, spreading the load over a number of rafters, instead of a point load on individual slates. Could you relocate the dish closer to the corner so that it could be easily accessed from a ladder. The dish won't last forever anyway so might as well do the job properly now and make any future maintenance a lot easier.

the_pen_turner

i would get a square of ply or a pallet etc and stand on that. a roof ladder wouldnt really work without having a ridge to hook onto.

i would also reconmend moving the dish.

the_pen_turner

looks like you have 2 broken slates aswell

awec

Is it a Sky dish?

Their newer dishes are much smaller and much lighter, perhaps ring them up and tell them your dish is broken?

Calahonda52

http://valentineladders.ie/modules/shop/products/300870-ladder-stay/
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will get you off the gutter
I have one, great item

the_pen_turner

Calahonda52 wrote: »

http://valentineladders.ie/modules/shop/products/300870-ladder-stay/
.
will get you off the gutter
I have one, great item

They are great . I have that exact one. Wish it had a shelf . Stradbally ladders have lovely one that has 2 legs that can be moved be seperatly.

Not sure these would work in this case

Stigura

the_pen_turner wrote: »

Stradbally ladders have lovely one that has 2 legs that can be moved be separately.

Further details, please? I have one of these 'Stand Offs' on my wish list with screw fix. I hang a Lot of eight pound starling nest boxes, off a ladder.

Forgive me if it's not directly and obviously relatable to this thread. But; Not having to hold something up against ye chest, while trying to stay on the ladder, time after time? Got to be worth a few tenners!

I'd have thought, in this case, it would help Sleepy, simply by allowing him to use that fascia ~ rather than laying timber in the guttering.

And ~ I'm only imagining here, but; Surely dealing with what ever duck runs he decides on would be, again, easier, if he isn't so busy concentrating on staying stuck to that ladder?

It's what I consider the " Tyrannosaurus " effect. Though, yes, granted: I do tend to work against flat walls, rising above me.

jack of all

Calahonda52 wrote: »

http://valentineladders.ie/modules/shop/products/300870-ladder-stay/
.
will get you off the gutter
I have one, great item

Good idea, I have one of those stand-offs too, great job.

Sleepy

awec wrote: »

Is it a Sky dish?

Their newer dishes are much smaller and much lighter, perhaps ring them up and tell them your dish is broken?

I'm pretty sure it's an old Sky dish that they never removed when the previous owner moved out. Before it tilted, I was using it for Freesat and would hope to do so again.

Sleepy

the_pen_turner wrote: »

i would get a square of ply or a pallet etc and stand on that. a roof ladder wouldnt really work without having a ridge to hook onto.

i would also reconmend moving the dish.

I'd plan to move it alright. The pallet idea is a good one. Might give that a go!

listermint

Stigura wrote: »

Further details, please? I have one of these 'Stand Offs' on my wish list with screw fix. I hang a Lot of eight pound starling nest boxes, off a ladder.

Forgive me if it's not directly and obviously relatable to this thread. But; Not having to hold something up against ye chest, while trying to stay on the ladder, time after time? Got to be worth a few tenners!

I'd have thought, in this case, it would help Sleepy, simply by allowing him to use that fascia ~ rather than laying timber in the guttering.

And ~ I'm only imagining here, but; Surely dealing with what ever duck runs he decides on would be, again, easier, if he isn't so busy concentrating on staying stuck to that ladder?

It's what I consider the " Tyrannosaurus " effect. Though, yes, granted: I do tend to work against flat walls, rising above me.

Forget screw fix.

This is the best deal I could find on one. Lovely aluminium piece very light weight also v shaped can be used on corners. Or pipes

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F113822454112

CJhaughey

I'd hire a cherry picker, you don't really want to be standing on ladders and rotten roofs if you can avoid it.
Cherry picker is nice and safe and a stable platform.

Sleepy

I'd imagine it'd be cheaper to hire someone to remove the dish and fit a new one than to rent the cherry picker tbh.

Stigura

listermint wrote: »

Forget screw fix.

This is the best deal I could find on one. Lovely aluminium piece very light weight also v shaped can be used on corners. Or pipes.

And provide a place to put the starling box as I secure it?


Seem churlish not to, wouldn't it?

Thanks for the heads up!

the_pen_turner

Stigura wrote: »

And provide a place to put the starling box as I secure it?


Seem churlish not to, wouldn't it?

Thanks for the heads up!

There are ones the same as the one I have that has a shelf of aluminium inside the frame
I wish mine had that .

CJhaughey

Sleepy wrote: »

I'd imagine it'd be cheaper to hire someone to remove the dish and fit a new one than to rent the cherry picker tbh.

They will most likely turn up with a ladder and step on the slates anyway:p

BDI

Sleepy wrote: »

I'd imagine it'd be cheaper to hire someone to remove the dish and fit a new one than to rent the cherry picker tbh.

Yeah and when they go through the roof you will find they are claiming against your home insurance because it was a cash job.