Re: Safety harness=lengthy..

in2-dadark@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
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...But one side of my house (on a slope of a mountain) the
gutters are 2 and 3 floors up. The 3rd floor section I could ladder up
from the deck which is one story up on that side.

The other side of the house the gutters are only one floor up. It is a
cape cod so that kind of helps..

What's roof pitch, material, etc as well?

It makes sense not to be on the edge leaning over. I though I'd tie a
rope or secure a harness to a tree on the other side of the house
opposite where I was working. ...

Assuming the tree is solid and you use a rated line and can be assured of length, it would undoubtedly be strong enough. Not particularly convenient probably owing to the distances and length, probably.

The other thing to consider in this is the question of where will you be at the end if the system is used? Are you going to be left hanging 20-ft off the ground swinging on the end of this rope? How are you going to get down from that point?

So, I should not lean the ladder against the gutter but instead buy one
of those braces and lean against the house or the roof? Or if I fasten a
harness type rig, it has to fasten at the peak.. I can't see how.?
Nailing into the shingles..?

As someone else noted, wider is better although I've done a lot of work w/ a ladder against the gutters. One thing concerns me in your description above is the stability of the bottom of the ladder at that height on what is described as a mountainside -- I'd probably want that ladder tied off at the bottom to keep it from going downhill w/ me on it if this is a very steep slope at all, as well.

For safety gear, see the following site for a feel of what's OSHA/ANSI-approved. Specifically roof anchors on this page.

http://www.ussafetyequipment.com/HTML/roof-anchors.html

Whatever, be safe...

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