I know that necessity is the mother of invention and many experienced adjusters have their own system for getting a rope over a roof structure to either clip into a work positioning harness or simply use as a hand line.
How to throw a rope over a roof.
Make sure that if the rope runs over sharp edges like with a propanel roof to pad it with a jacket or carpet or something.
Pull the entire throwing line over the roof until the rope is reached.
Here are a couple of videos that demonstrate a couple of very effective tools and techniques.
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Even garden hose or 1 webbing can work as a sleeve for the rope.
Attach the remaining end of the throwing line to the rope.
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Then simply throw the rope all the way over the top of the house.
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I usually just use a grigri with a stopper knot on a bight below it near the eave.
Throw the tennis ball over the house then pull the rope over with the fishing line.
Then go to the other side of the building.
If the roof s really steep you can throw an ascender above the grigri.
Tie one end of some fishing line to a tennis ball tie the other end to the rope.
Now the rope runs over the sloping roof.