What to choose for lifting on the roof: scaffolding or ladder?

If you have ever needed to climb onto the roof of a house, you probably wondered what would be better for this purpose - a ladder or scaffolding?

All roof work should be performed by qualified personnel, regardless of whether the building is commercial or residential.

Before performing roofing work, you should assess the risk and choose the safest method of access to the height.

If the risky work on the roof will be long, then it is better to choose scaffolding instead of a ladder.

When is it more profitable to take a ladder for roofing work?

• Replacing several tiles,
• Repairing a TV antenna,
• Repairing a gutter or other part of the roof

- these jobs are conveniently performed while standing on a ladder.

To climb onto the roof of a one-story house, the following ladder models are suitable:

• Single-section aluminum ladder VIRASTAR UNOMAX 15 steps,
• Three-section ladder VIRASTAR TRIOMAX 3x10 steps,
• Two-section ladder VIRASTAR DUOMAX 2x11 steps.

All aluminum ladders Virastar are designed for a load of 150 kg and have a quality certificate EN 131.

You may think that using ladders is cheaper than using other means of access to height. But for large projects, using scaffolding is much safer.

Mobile towers will help to complete short-term small projects. And if the work will last a long time and access to a large roof area is required, it is more rational to use scaffolding. Scaffolding is easy to install and convenient to use. Railings and platform sides protect you while working at height.

If neither scaffolding nor a ladder are suitable for your work, you can choose another method of access to the roof.

There are fixed external and internal ladders, as well as mobile lifting platforms. Having assessed the conditions of access to the roof, the working conditions, its duration, you can understand which means of access to the height is best suited.

We offer you to buy for climbing to the roof:

• Three-section ladder TRIOMAX VIRASTAR,
• VIRASTAR COMPACT tower-tour,
• VIRASTAR STANDART scaffolding set.

The height of these structures is sufficient to climb to the roof of a one-story house.

Call us if you need another means of access to the height. We have a wide range of ladders, tower-tour, scaffolds.

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