Getting Snow Off Metal Roof

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.

Getting snow off metal roof.

If you still have snow or ice on your metal roof there are several different tools you can use to melt the snow like heat cables calcium chloride or hot water. Here s how i removed snow from my roof with a rope. A metal roof is great for preventing snow build up because the sun heats up the metal and causes the snow to slide right off. 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.

Ron beaver hay and myself provide a how to on wiring snow off a roof. 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. You can also tie two ropes to a swivel and pull the swivel to. You just need to get a rope over your roof.

I have a metal roof with a shallow 3 12 pitch. You may not be able to get rid of the ice dam but using this rake you can get rid of the snow that is accumulating behind the ice dam and brush it away to prevent any further water damage.