Getting Snow Off Roofs

Contact a roofing professional to safely remove the buildup of snow if you are worried about the safety of your home or your roof.

Getting snow off roofs.

Use plastic roof snow removal tools such as a snow rake for pitched roofs. Try to keep a buildup of snow away from fire escapes emergency building exits drain downspouts and ventilation openings. This will get most of the snow off your roof but the downside is the time and the cost. 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.

Fill pantyhose with sidewalk salt to break up ice at the edge of the roof. Long handled snow rakes work great on freshly fallen snow and at 45 they are relatively affordable. A pusher is smaller than a sleigh. Melting ice using chemicals or heat 1.

Install heat cables to melt the snow at the edge of the roof. Sprinkle a chemical. 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.