Are ridge hooks enough to secure a roof ladder?
Ridge hooks alone often feel completely untrustworthy, leaving workers questioning whether they should attach roof brackets at the bottom or use a different type of ladder altogether. This uncertainty prevents people from trusting their setup enough to safely complete the job.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Use a strap or rope to tie the ladder to the chimney looking stack on the opposite side so it doesn’t slip
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
Where this came up
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