Sunday, February 23, 2014

Simple steps to remove snow from the roof

Snowfalls are wreaking havoc in several parts of the world, so it is necessary to know how to remove snow from the roof , I suggest you do not let it build up, as though not enough, the snow is heavy and could cause a collapse of Cover your house.




Usually the houses built in places where it snows are prepared to support the weight of the snow , however there are certain signals that you must be careful not to take risks.

If the internal doors are stuck, it means that the frames are the same twisting under the weight of snow, make sure that does not happen on other floors of the house, in cupboards and in the attic. Monitor your walls and surroundings area to doorways and windows, if the plaster cracks that it did not matter mmm ... wrong.

When the snow load center focuses ceilings , this is enough to be at risk of landslides.


Removing snow from the roof


Well, it may sound easy, but it is not so. Being in full snow trying to remove snow from the roof can cause serious accident. To remove snow from the roof , you have a few options: you call a professional or, take care you do the task with a rake with a rope that is long (the special snow-removal are available in hardware stores), even in the absence of one can be used a garden rake.

The recommendation is to remove snow from the roof  always during the day and do not let it accumulate. Moreover, it should be done when the snow is light and not when it has started to solidify, or already has ice.

What you have to do is move the rake from side to side on the roof to remove the snow, but do it slowly, so you can clean small areas. Note that snow to throw down with the rake will be accumulated in the soil, so it's not put all the snow in a single day and block access to the house. 

Do not try to leave no trace of snow on the roof, on the contrary, it is good that there is some snow.


Trick to melt snow off the roof


When this happened in my house, we threw handfuls of coarse salt; clear that there are areas that do not run unless you step on a ladder, which is quite dangerous when there is snow or ice, but all you relieve ways the situation somewhat .

Do not try to remove all the snow from the roof if you find it difficult, but at least enough removed to reduce weight and avoid greater evils in the structure of your house number.

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