Getting Snow Off Metal Roof

This move sends a mini avalanche of snow from the roof barreling to the ground.

Getting snow off metal roof.

Purchase snow guards from your local hardware or home improvement store. Next we see a man attaching heavy duty pieces of string to the strategic high points of the roof. Only to be told they are sold out. We are usually asked for ways to stop the snow from sliding off the roof all at once.

You will have to adjust all of this according to how regular rainfall flows off the roof you don t want the water to overshoot the rain gutter. Have a professional install the snow guards if you re worried about damaging your metal roof. The snow can build up on your roof throughout the winter until there is 12 or more accumulated. If you live in a small one story home you can probably use a roof rake to reach most or all of your roof and keep it snow free by routinely raking the snow off.

And after coming down he simply pulls the remainder of the hanging string. I have a metal roof with a shallow 3 12 pitch. As the weather begins to warm this accumulated snow can slide off the roof in large chucks causing possible damage to gutters and personnel. November 19 2014 10 56pm 3.

Ask a friend or family member to hold the ladder on the ground to make sure it s stable. After receiving over 50 inches of snow this winter and you are like me you went to the local hardware store to find a snow rake for the roof. If snow guards are installed they prevent the snow from sliding until it has a chance to melt. Roof raking is generally best as an ongoing winter long task that you the property owner can perform as a way of keeping the snow off your roof.

The rain gutter should be installed a bit lower down so it is not directly in the path of the sliding snow and the metal roof should hang almost halfway over the gutter. Snow and ice released well the first season when the metal still had the oil or coating it leaves the factory with but now it no longer releases on its own. Attach an eye bolt to a drill. If you have a steeply pitched roof chances are your roof is relatively safe during normal snow accumulation.

You can also tie two ropes to a swivel and pull the swivel to the peak. Then tie one of the ropes to something secure to hold the swivel near the peak. But older buildings and those with metal surfaces or flat roofs require prompt snow removal after heavy snowfall to avoid structural damage. The snow ripper rip snow from your roof in minutes.