How to Shovel Snow from your Roof

How to Shovel Snow from your Roof Snow Removal

A snow day has its pros and cons; you get to take a day off from work, but you need to clean up the snow as well. Shoveling your driveway is rather easy, but getting rid of the snow on your roof can be a much more daunting task. Learn how to shovel snow from your roof with the steps & tips provided below.

Is it worth it?

Are you worried that your rooftop could collapse under the weight of all that snow piled up? You may be right – but you may be wrong, too. The possibility of your rooftop collapsing happens under very specific conditions:

1.  Your roof is naturally very weak.

2.  The snow piled up on your roof melts and refreezes under the cold weather, more snow builds up, and repeats the same process. This results in a more compact buildup of water (ice) on top of your roof, which weighs much more than snow. Your roof is much more vulnerable to a collapse with a much greater weight above it.

Unless you know that your roof has had problems in the past or there has been large fluctuations in temperature with constant snow, you do not need to clean the snow on your roof. The snow should melt naturally as temperatures rise.

Shoveling your roof

Follow this guide in order to learn how to shovel snow from roof safely:

– Materials needed: Suitable clothing for snow work, Snow Shovel, Ladder, Roof Rake

– Optional: One other person, Rock Salt

1.  First, clean up the ground near the roof that you will place the ladder on.

2.  Place the ladder firmly against the walls of your house so that you can reach the roof.

(Have one other person hold the ladder, if possible.)

3.  Using the roof rake, carefully drag the snow to the ground.

(If you find that snow has melted into ice, sprinkle some rock salt on the ice.)

4.  Use the snow shovel to clean up the snow on the ground.

If you feel like you need professional help cleaning up snow, Seva Call can help with finding the right local experts for your job, saving you time and energy in what may be a stressful situation.


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