Many homeowners wish to clear snow from their roofs to relieve stress on the structure of their homes.
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Most of the time you shouldn t have to worry about the amount of snow on your roof.
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However climbing up on a roof is dangerous in any weather especially snowy and icy conditions.
A layer of snow can act as a form of insulation protecting your home from losing heat through the attic.
Typical homes and well installed roofs are built to withstand a reasonable amount of snowfall.
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Snow removers on roofs.
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Snow covered brick roof.
In some cases roof snow melt systems or heat tape can be used to combat ice accumulation on eaves and in valleys.
Heavy loads of wet snow can eventually lead to shingle damage stress on load bearing walls and even roof collapse.
If the snow weighs 10 pounds per cubic foot and there are 1 5 feet on the roof each square foot of the roof is getting 15 pounds of pressure.
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However during this season sometimes the snow storms and ice storms lead to an excessive amount of snow accumulating on your roof.
However for the best protection it is important to use architectural shingles.
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Proper roof ventilation and high r value roof insulation is essential to minimizing ice dam formation.
For your safety we recommend that you reach out to a professional company to help you.
To figure out the load on your roof take the depth of snow in feet and multiply it by the weight of a cubic foot of snow.
If your roof is 1 000 square feet the total snow load is 15 000 pounds of snow.
If you have gaps and cracks in your roof warm air will rise and escape causing the snow to melt.
Melting snow can indicate if you are losing heat through your roof.
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If you have a one story home with a roof that is accessible from the ground feel free to use a roof rake.
One other alternative that some believe is the best roof material for snow is fiberglass asphalt shingles.
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On the other hand heavy wet snow that sits on your roof can be a major hazard.
Shed dormers are easier to waterproof and shed snow better than gable dormers.
Male snowy owl seen in at biddeford pool maine in march.
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If your home has a roof with a substantial pitch ice dams and clogged gutters can still prevent snow from sliding off.
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