How To Get Snow Off Your Roof In A Snowstorm
If a snowstorm just dumped about 9 inches of heavy snow on your roof the equation to determine snow load is 9 x 1 25.
How to get snow off your roof in a snowstorm. For one story homes it is best to use a snow rake or a roof rake with an extendable handle and clear the snow while standing on the ground. They do make rake shovels that are telescopic and you can get one at the hardware store probably mclean said. If you have a pitched roof. Ice dams can form with just a few inches of snow.
I would say try to get the bottom three feet off. Even if you clear the snow off of no other areas of your roof make sure to clear the overhangs. According to our math in this example your roof is probably doing just fine. A snow rake will remove snow from the eaves and as far up the roof as you can reach with the rake helping to prevent ice damming one of the biggest problems caused by a snowy roof.
If you re looking to prevent them don t let more than 6 six inches of snow build up on your roof and remove old accumulation before new snow falls. Once you have your roof rake priority 1 is using it to clear the snow off your overhangs which are the areas most prone to ice dam formation. Do not remove all of the snow you should leave 2 inches of snow on the roof to protect it from damage. That works out to be 11 25 pounds per square foot.