Clearing Snow from Roof

[dean nelson]

Does this work well on hard packed snow or do you have to get it right away while it is still soft?

Those are an OK unit but this style work allot better and as you can hear it's very crusty snow. There are a few how to videos out there for making your own.


https://youtu.be/YuQhlENQoIE

 

[CatDaddy]

This almost looks fun.....yikes, snow removal and fun in the same sentence. They call that an oxy something or other.

Those are an OK unit but this style work allot better and as you can hear it's very crusty snow. There are a few how to videos out there for making your own.


https://youtu.be/YuQhlENQoIE

 

[JCNodak]

Well, I knew the ice I had would give me problems this year. Figured it would be just leaking. I did get leaking in one of my valleys. My south facing back side of the house, however was a different story. I started chipping away the ice and this happened.

 

[DirtyMike]

Man that sucks. Maybe i should just melt it.

 

[guywhofishes]

Man that sucks. Maybe i should just melt it.

garden hose - start on the "downhill" side so you always have full drainage (so water never ponds - thus can't go back up and then under shingles above them)

house water is ~45F at its coldest - still melts ice surprisingly quickly

you could just eat a few channels in key places if you've got modest ice damming

 

[JCNodak]

Man that sucks. Maybe i should just melt it.

I don't think it would have mattered either way, chipping or melting. There was one small section that was holding on to the shingles. Once I got that part off, the whole works went. Took the gutter, fascia, and soffitt. Luckily nothing hit the side of the house or the windows. Still had to chip the ice out of the gutter while it was hanging so we could safely pull it down.

 

[JayKay]

Made a homemade hillbilly remedy last week, and it worked slick. 5 gallon bucket with the bottom cut off, and sides trimmed down so what was left looked like an ice scooper, in an ice machine.

Attached it to a long aluminum pole, taped a piece of heavy poly to the top rim of the bucket (Dean Nelson above, has a video of this contraption in action). Worked slick. shove it into the bottom end of the drift, and bucket sized and shaped chunks of snow slid out and down.

Now, where do I store this long bastage?

Edit: now that the snow has a crust on it, this bucket-trick ain't so great. The snow is hard. The bucket is not sharp, and due to trying to make it not weigh much - it's kinda flimsy.

I moved about 88 tons of snow off my parents roof last night, with a grain scoop. No fun.

 

[guywhofishes]

Made a homemade hillbilly remedy last week, and it worked slick. 5 gallon bucket with the bottom cut off, and sides trimmed down so what was left looked like an ice scooper, in an ice machine.

Attached it to a long aluminum pole, taped a piece of heavy poly to the top rim of the bucket (Dean Nelson above, has a video of this contraption in action). Worked slick. shove it into the bottom end of the drift, and bucket sized and shaped chunks of snow slid out and down.

Now, where do I store this long bastage?

pics or it didn't happen

 

[mrperch]

I see I have the same issue of a huge ice dam forming seems to me that the garden hose from the in house spickut will be my answer I will update later in week!

 

[BrokenBackJack]

Hope your insurance covers the damage.

 

[JayKay]

pics or it didn't happen

Now I'm searching the interwebz, for a video of 42 clowns getting out of a Yugo.

 

[lunkerslayer]

Made a homemade hillbilly remedy last week, and it worked slick. 5 gallon bucket with the bottom cut off, and sides trimmed down so what was left looked like an ice scooper, in an ice machine.

Attached it to a long aluminum pole, taped a piece of heavy poly to the top rim of the bucket (Dean Nelson above, has a video of this contraption in action). Worked slick. shove it into the bottom end of the drift, and bucket sized and shaped chunks of snow slid out and down.

Now, where do I store this long bastage?

Pictures or it didnt happen

 

[JCNodak]

Hope your insurance covers the damage.

I am sure they would, but for right now, all I have is about $100 into the repair. Only think left to put back on are gutters.

 

[Mort]

was on top of my folks house last weekend, 3 of us done in a hour

 

[JayKay]

Pictures or it didnt happen

I'm getting deja vu.

 

[guywhofishes]

Now I'm searching the interwebz, for a video of 42 clowns getting out of a Yugo.

ha ha ha

seriously - I'd like to see this contraption - text a pic to me

 

[NDwalleyes]

I just took the garden hose to the roof yesterday. I only have about a 15 foot section of my unheated garage that gets ice up, but it's right by the front door and the steps turn to ice as well. I have a hot water spigot in the garage so that makes quick work of snow/ice. Once you get to the point where all that is left is the ice in the eaves trough, use a hammer and a screw driver to break the ice into about 18" chunks and chuck'em down.

The real solution is to limit the amount of snow that accumulates on the north facing slopes of your house. I have a snow rake but didn't get to it in time.

 

[stalker]

Now I understand why I see the hay sheds built over the old trailer houses near the mountains in Montana. Just let it slide off and no worries. Maybe I should build a pole shed over the house? That might get some attention from the city folk neighbors!

I'm lucky at my house, but the old farm house where my Mom still lives is a disaster. Old 1 1/2 story house with no insulation in the roof or walls. Main roof melts off at any temp. But , a couple of additions do have insulation and the run off from the old part freezes up real nice on them. Imagine a valley channeling the melt off the old roof and freezing on the roof below. It looks like a bob sled course starts at the bottom of the old part.

I think the only fix for those old houses is to remove the top level and put a proper full height second story on with insulation and proper overhangs. I guess the other option would be to build a pole shed over the whole works.

 

[Fishmission]

Found out the hard way years ago that my roof is not the place to skimp on snow removal.
Spend the bucks, get a roof razor, problem-solved. Damn glad I had it this winter

 

[Anthony A Bobo]

I know roof trusses in our area are designed to take a load of snow, but how much is too much and you need to shovel it off?

Removal of snow from rooftop is little difficult compared to removal of snow from ground. Another fact is that it has to be cleared off very quickly as it would turn to ice very fast.
To prevent unbalanced loading during snow removal, workers should:
1.Remove snow uniformly across the roof.
2.Avoid making snow piles on the roof.
It is a work that has to be done with great care and concentration. Infinity gardens is a snow removal company. I think it would help you to clear snow off the roof and solve your problems of snow removal.