How To Shovel Snow Off Roof

Leon i agree stay off the roof and ladders when it s snowy or icy.

How to shovel snow off roof.

Smart way to shovel snow off a roof. If you re thinking about shoveling the snow off your roof don t. Don t use a shovel with a metal edge or shovel your entire roof more than a handful of times each winter if you insist on shoveling your roof yourself which i don t suggest. If there s simply too much snow or if the snow is too hardened or heavy for your roof rake to handle hire a roof snow removal service instead.

Shovel down to within an inch of the surface for best results. You never want shovel all the way to the roof s surface because it is easy to knick or scratch the roof s coating. I just thought i d share it. It s dangerous and unnecessary according to syracuse.

Set the ladder up against the gutter or the slope of the roof. Since i don t have the right equipment for that i ll hire a snow shoveler to shovel the snow off my roof next time. It was a lot of snow in 2015 accumulated up on wood shelter roof. Have a spotter below help to stabilize the ladder but be sure to warn them that snow will come raining down.

Shoveling using a lightweight shovel with a telescoping handle shovel the snow off of the roof gently. Snow has collected on the roof of this house on eider down path in clay. For the job you will need a ladder and a snow shovel but a tool that can reach far like a garden hoe may come in handy too. Removing snow from a roof should be left to the pros.

It s just not worth a life. Shoveling snow off of your roof.