Am I too old and busted up to be working on my roof ?

[SteveG]

So you're off the roster for the Forum Labor Day Joust?

[SteveG]

Bo wrote:
Nope, go for it! Just get one of these in case...

That's too expensive

Just rent one of these for a couple of days.

[jh]

Years ago I did a lot of the work myself. Now I follow the Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) rule of thumb.

[goodmanx]

the good news was that dad could get on the roof to clean the gutters at 77.

the bad news was that he couldn't stay there.





r.i.p., dad
(he died five years later of unrelated causes.)

[blooz]

lost in space wrote:
If you have to ask, the answer is YES.

And this is just the beginning.

:agree:

[Fritz]

I'm am forbidden from our 2nd floor roof, without adequate ladder help and only to clean gutters from the ladder, not the roof itself.
I must say, I'm no longer interested in the extension ladder and I don't care what it thinks of me. Washing the car is my favorite height.

[NewtonMP2100]

.....raise the roof....y'all........???

[bfd]

Balance becomes an issue as one ages. That more than anything else can create problems even if one has both feet planted firmly on the ground!

Hope your injury doesn't get any worse. Landing on head, neck, upper body is not recommended!!

[macphanatic]

cbelt3 wrote:
Leveling gutters last afternoon, up a good 25' on my 30' extension ladder. Everything is fine, Then I had to come down and move the ladder. And ended up toppling it over and it landed partially on my head !

My son brought me an ice pack, I iced it down to avoid a bump, put on a hard hat and continued on. And realized I needed to actually climb up the roof for the next part. It's a reasonably steep roof. I changed into hiking boots. Climbed the ladder. And thought about it. And thought about it. And came back down. The last time I did that I had to have my wife bring a smaller ladder around the back of the house so I could get down off a lower section of the roof. Because I can't move my arm well enough to get back on the ladder.

And today I'm popping Advil like crazy because my head and neck hurt like heck.

I think maybe I should hire someone to do this job. Get the gutter set properly, and get those gutter screens installed.

Not sure if you're too old. Only you can really make that decision.

However, don't wear hiking boots on the roof. Wear sneakers. Spent a lot of time on roofs when I worked for a painter as well as replacing more roofs than I care to remember. Boots tend to have much less flex than sneakers and grip the roof better.

[mspace]

One either spends time or money. You may save money, but the time injured is more costly.