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upondaroof
Citizen
Username: Upondaroof
Post Number: 83
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Friday, January 21, 2005 - 10:00 pm: | 
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Looks like that ice guard is going to get a major test in the next few days. The long range has temps in the 40's and lows in the 20's. Teamed up with "significant snow fall", this makes for ideal ice damming. Time to break out the snow rakes and dust off the installation warranties. Good luck! |
Sgt. Pepper
Citizen
Username: Jjkatz
Post Number: 576
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Friday, January 21, 2005 - 10:43 pm: |
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At least the forecast for tomorrow is very cold. That should mean light, powdery snow, easier to clear. That snowblower we bought in September will finally get its first mission. |
us2inFL
Citizen
Username: Us2innj
Post Number: 1222
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, January 22, 2005 - 6:37 am: |
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Give "Maplewoody" a call. I understand he is giving free snow-thrower rides! |
Local_1_crew
Citizen
Username: Local_1_crew
Post Number: 342
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, January 22, 2005 - 12:12 pm: |
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please explain ice damming and how it will affect my home. also what is a snow rake?
i grew up in an apartment in the city so have never dealt with this stuff. |
sac
Supporter
Username: Sac
Post Number: 1783
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, January 22, 2005 - 1:50 pm: |
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Ice damming is when the gutters freeze up and then the ice sort of backs up into the shingles and can mess up your roof. This isn't a foregone conclusion ... it happens to some people and not to others. Some people have little heater wires on their roof or in their gutters (I'm not sure about this exactly) that help with the problem. Also, I think it is more of a problem when there is a lot of freezing and thawing going on, with water accumulating in the gutters. That should be less of a problem this weekend with the extremely cold temperatures and the precipitation being all snow, I would think.
We don't have either a roof rake or any particular measure for ice damming and haven't really had a problem. Our roof is fairly steeply pitched, which probably helps the snow to slide off, rather than accumulating too deeply (and heavily), which is what the roof rake would remedy. (This snow, although deep, is expected to be fairly light and, due to all the expected wind, I doubt that will be a problem in general.)
Perhaps others who have actually had these problems can enlighten us further (or correct anything I got wrong here, if necessary.) |
sac
Supporter
Username: Sac
Post Number: 1784
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, January 22, 2005 - 1:57 pm: |
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Oops - I see the mention in the first post about temps up into the 40s in the next few days, so there could definitely be a problem if all that snow accumulates and then melts and refreezes. However, I do think that the expected wind and lightness of the snow will probably minimize the accumulations on the roofs which will probably help. |
greenetree
Supporter
Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 3715
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, January 22, 2005 - 2:32 pm: |
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We were victims of ice damning our first winter, when we were new homeowners and had no idea what we'd gotten ourselves into. I suppose it can happen to anyone and it's too late for this storm, but keeping your gutters clean and clear is a must in preventing this. It gives the water and snow somewhere to go. Our experience was the result of sitting snow that melted and then froze. It backed up into the ceiling around the kitchen door. |
Debby
Citizen
Username: Debby
Post Number: 1607
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, January 22, 2005 - 2:56 pm: |
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If you're really concerned you can put a ladder against the eave and use a pushbroom to get rid of big accumulations. |
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