Getting Snow Off Roofs

Try to keep a buildup of snow away from fire escapes emergency building exits drain downspouts and ventilation openings.

Getting snow off roofs.

Fill pantyhose with sidewalk salt to break up ice at the edge of the roof. Assuming your roof isn t too bumpy with seams a pusher should let you shove snow around and right off the edge with less exertion than a regular shovel requires. A pusher is smaller than a sleigh. With your roof check your flashing shingles and asphalt underlay to make sure everything s tight and there s no damage that you missed and install a guard such as gutter helmet on your rain gutters to allow ice and snow to slide off the roof while catching water.

These are also called deicing cables and they can be. Melting ice using chemicals or heat 1. When your roof heats up and melts the. Use plastic roof snow removal tools such as a snow rake for pitched roofs.

Sprinkle a chemical. If you have a small one story bungalow where the roof is just off the ground taking matters into one s own hands may be safe if you can work entirely from the ground and have the right tools. Install heat cables to melt the snow at the edge of the roof.