Bristish Gas Engineer refusing to go on roof.

espresso

gavjbrown wrote: »

Below is a photo which shows the flue on our bungalow roof. Its 9 1/2 feet to the base of the flue and

the tiles are very strong and thick so can be walked on without breaking.

The slope is very slight also so not really a risk of slipping off.

ben500 wrote: »

He's right scaffold would be required for the job

Absolute rubbish, no scaffold or roof ladder is required. If you stop reading your rules and regulations book for one minute and look at the photo, you will see that the roof over the extension is virtually flat as previously stated by the OP:



This is a very good example of why BG Homecare is a pointless waste of money!

macman

Absolutely, and the flat roof over the extension looks no more than 4 to 5 feet deep (the width of the porch extension, the boiler is on the back wall of that).

Lube

I didnt know I had to answer on whats best safe way to get to the flue, I just suggested same way it was put up, I bet no scaffolding was used then either.

ben500 wrote: »

The question was how would a ladder be applied to the roof to enable safe access to the flue. You haven't answered it yet quoted my post, perhaps you'd like to look at the photo and explain a safe method and point of siting which would enable a tradesman to work unhindered? You may wish to take risks with your own health but as I said earlier you don't have any right to impose risk on someone else. If it wa my roof and my flue I would probably do my best to access via ladder also but it's my risk nobody elses.

ben500

Thanks shandypants for the only credible response, however it does rely on you drilling into the property, often the householder will object to this or simply complain/claim for damage at a later date, whilst the extension roof appears sound there is no telling what the workmanship or condition is like below the tiles and a crawler should really be used. Written confirmation of consent to drill into the property could be sought though.
The main roof is clearly under maintained and an indicator that there could well be other problems unforseen. The point I was making is this is not the "simple job" most of the posters here would have us believe, unless of course your not the one doing it but expecting some other mug to. To simply throw a ladder up and bish bosh is not an option. In the very least you risk damaging the guttering as you have obviously observed.

espresso

ben500 wrote: »

The main roof is clearly under maintained and an indicator that there could well be other problems unforseen.

On yer bike you Welsh fairy!

ben500

espresso wrote: »

Absolute rubbish, no scaffold or roof ladder is required. If you stop reading your rules and regulations book for one minute and look at the photo, you will see that the roof over the extension is virtually flat as previously stated by the OP:



This is a very good example of why BG Homecare is a pointless waste of money!

The roof is still 9.5' high irrespective of how much of an incline it has, a fall from that height is enough to kill an individual never mind break bones, spine etc why do you suppose hospital casualty units are always full of diy victims?

ben500

espresso wrote: »

On yer bike you Welsh fairy!

On your ladder you racist hero. Go fix the op's roof if it's so easy.

espresso

ben500 wrote: »

The roof is still 9.5' high irrespective of how much of an incline it has, a fall from that height is enough to kill an individual never mind break bones, spine etc why do you suppose hospital casualty units are always full of diy victims?

You really are just pathetic. No normal tradesman would use ever scaffold or even a roof ladder to do that simple fifteen minute job.

ben500

espresso wrote: »

You really are just pathetic. No normal tradesman would use ever scaffold or even a roof ladder to do that simple fifteen minute job.

You clearly have no idea what you are talking about

espresso

ben500 wrote: »

You clearly have no idea what you are talking about

You seem to be the odd man out on this thread, as you have been on various others so I would disagree.