I have an older rambler home with either a 3/12 or 4/12 pitch roof. Its pretty easy to get up there and easy to walk around on it. We just got somewhere around 18" of snow, plus 8 or so from a previous storm. I got up there today to clear off the vents so that the attic can breathe, shoveled off some parts that were deep. Just wondering how many people are concerned with snowload/ roofs collapsing etc. I don't want to end up like the Metrodome. My neighbor tells me that if you clear it off, do the whole thing because if the rafters are loaded unevenly with snow it can cause more problems than good. The main back part of the house might have 3 feet maybe more on it in places, a huge drift formed on it.
I was just thinking there should be plenty of people on here that live in the UP or other places more accustomed to big snowfalls like this. Whats your take? Leave it, clear it, partially clear it? The snow is pretty light and powdery.
I was just thinking there should be plenty of people on here that live in the UP or other places more accustomed to big snowfalls like this. Whats your take? Leave it, clear it, partially clear it? The snow is pretty light and powdery.
