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Creating Work Platforms with 2x4s

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How To Work On Steep Roofs. The Pivit Ladder Boot

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Another versatile use for the Roof Boot is creating temporary work platforms or steps on a roof. By securing two Roof Boots approximately six feet apart on the roof, a 2x4 piece of lumber can be slid between them. This creates a stable surface that can be used to step up the roof or provide a working platform, which is particularly useful on very steep pitches.

Goal: Construct temporary work platforms or steps on the roof using Roof Boots and 2x4s

Tools and materials

  • 2x4 Lumber — Creating the platform/step surface
  • Roof Boot — Securing the 2x4 for a platform

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screw holes right there. If you take two of these, secure them on the roof like this, say about 6 f feet apart, you can run a 2x4, the 2x4 will slide right in here from end to end. So now you have something on a roof, a 2x4, and you can step them up the roof. So that's another way that you can use this device that I've never used it for. And there's some

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