With insufficient pitch a roof can leak rain and with a pitch too great its stones will fall loose.
Steep slope roofing saf.
Steep roof above 4 12 slope 29 cfr 1926 501 b 11.
The possibility of slipping and falling makes working on any roof dangerous but it s especially so if the roof rises more than 4 feet for every 12 feet of horizontal span.
Guardrails are installed around the perimeter of the roof at low and steep slope sites.
On a steep slope roof the guardrail must have toe boards.
Additionally some modified bituminous roofs as well as certain adhered single ply membranes and spf can be used in certain steep slope roof applications.
Materials suitable for steep slope roofs include asphalt roll roofing as well as asphalt shingles concrete and clay tiles wood shakes slate and metal roofs.
Thatch is one of the oldest roofing materials and needs a steep pitch to drain properly some types of stone roofs have a very restrictive roof pitch.
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