Avoid a Roof Collapse: Clear Snow From Your Rooftop
Light, fluffy snow on rooftops can act as a sponge for rain, which is in the forecast for Monday. The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency offers these tips.
With rain in the forecast for Danvers on Monday, the Blizzard of 2013 may not be finished wreaking havoc. While temperatures dropped overnight on Friday resulting in light, fluffy snow, the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) warns that fluffy snow piled high on roofs can act as a sponge, absorbing rain and adding additional stress to structures. Relatively flat roofs are particularly vulnerable, MEMA says. In other cases, roof ice dams have formed causing water build-up, leading to interior damage. These conditions can accelerate the snowmelt. To minimize the risk of over-stressing a building roof due to accumulated or drifting snow: Information from a release by the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) was used …
James Williams
2:24 pm on Friday, June 14, 2013
My neighbor left the snow just packing on his roof and it collapsed over his garage. I had gotten on the roof and shoveled it off. We have been getting dumped on this year with the snow. He had to have a roofing company (http://www.chisholmroofing.ca/) come out and repair it. Needless to say he's been up there after the major storms since. more ›