Wood Shake Roof Shoes

[treillw]

Any footwear suggestions for walking on a potentially slippery wood shake roof? The korker overboots with studs look good.

Thanks!

 

[yfarm]

Old school golf shoes from ebay, will be cheaper than cork boots from ebay. Or these,use to run on ice in these.

https://img.uline.com/is/image/uline/S-25366-L?$MediumHD$

 

[Phaseolus]

Belt dressing works great

 

[Billy Goat]

Anything with spikes is more likely to damage them. I just used cheap tennis shoes.

It's more about how you walk/stand. Try to stay up on the ball of your foot to maximize weight on a smaller area. Increases the friction.


Also I frequently had 2 pairs of shoes. One pair to walk around the job with, another that I'd put on at the ladder. Keeping the roof pair clean and dry.

 

[4rcgoat]

High quality skate board shoes

 

[Mike 338]

Korker overshoes work just fine. Tuck loose straps so you don't trip. You're smart for not going off half-cocked and stepping off the ladder on a slick roof. That sort of thing has retired many a young man... either on permanent t disability or the grave.

 

[treillw]

They aren't bad to walk on until they are wet...

Ever find that wet stick facing down the mountain?

 

[*zap*]

I have a pair of the felt bottom roofing boots that I used for about a week. Size 11. I would sell them. Let me know...

 

[logem]

Socks work really well. No shoes.

 

[7mm-08]

Don't. Do. It. (Without adequate fall protection in place.) 30-some years ago I had a super close call that would have probably resulted in my demise with a shake roof. I slid from the peak (standing erect) to about eight inches from the eave before something miraculously stopped me from falling more than 25 feet onto a concrete pad. I still have nightmares from that f'ing day.

 

[Desk Jockey]

WTF are you hunting on a roof?

 

[treillw]

WTF are you hunting on a roof?

It's classified.