mead107 Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Have not had to do that in 10 plus years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Confucius say chop ice not chop roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Have not had to do that in 10 plus yearsYou already know about the Queensbury Superintendent who fell off his roof and died two weeks ago. Be careful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 You already know about the Queensbury Superintendent who fell off his roof and died two weeks ago. Be careful.yes. Lot of snow on ground to land on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 The only time I chop ice when I'm making cocktails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 The only time I chop ice when I'm making cocktails.Or when you accidentally lock yourself in a meat cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Is there a way you can let it thaw slowly. I've heard not to chop the ice, you end up doing more damage @ times... Get a "roof rake" and just push (pull) the snow off. The rakes extend and can reach from the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 No ladder. Have to do it tomorrow Raked some snow off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 But, but, we have Global Warming! Maybe get those poor Polar Bears off those skinny ice flows and bring them to your yard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 But, but, we have Global Warming! Maybe get those poor Polar Bears off those skinny ice flows and bring them to your yard? I couldn't resist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I couldn't resist. There has to be a UFO or some kind of inter-galactic laser that can shoot a beam of light onto mead's roof to help him out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountryCletus Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I hosed my garage roof down a week ago... Damn thing still won't cave in, hahahaha.... Jk.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 You already know about the Queensbury Superintendent who fell off his roof and died two weeks ago. Be careful. Ugh. This is why I do nothing with my roof. Just not worth the risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted William's frozen head Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Have not had to do that in 10 plus years I say the hell with it. You would be standing on the ice you are trying to remove. Too much of a chance for bad things to happen. I live about 35 miles from you. We had about five feet of wet snow on our roof during the last harsh winter several years ago. I got up on the roof,and started shoveling.I finally said: 'screw it'. 'I'm insured' It simply wasn't worth the risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I say the hell with it. You would be standing on the ice you are trying to remove. Too much of a chance for bad things to happen. I live about 35 miles from you. We had about five feet of wet snow on our roof during the last harsh winter several years ago. I got up on the roof,and started shoveling.I finally said: 'screw it'. 'I'm insured' It simply wasn't worth the risk. Yep! That's what my father said in Novemember after the 7 feet. A bunch of profiteers from New Jersey were riding around with a Bobcat in tow... They were charging about 1,000 bucks to do a driveway and roof! And... People were paying. If I had my buisness sense, I would have trailered in a rented Bobcat/Mustang and under cut them... Charged just to break even for rental, fuel and tow! What would the insurance company rather pay out on... Your death or a roof... Rake the drifts and snow from the ground and leave the rest to Mother Nature. Actually, you will end up with more damage if you go to crazy on it! It's like my soft top on my Jeep. Almost 10 years old and I never touch it AT ALL below 45 degrees! If the roof is done right, you shouldn't get too much ice. A nice band of "ice water" type tar paper a few feet up from the eaves and in the valleys helps. Run a roof heating cable for the rough areas that freeze bad. Run it down the gutter and downspout to create a drip channel. Turn it on when the ice and snow is actively thawing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffaloed in Pa Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Be damn carefull ! Winter sux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
....lybob Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Get tube socks and fill them with calcium chloride tie them off throw onto roof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Get tube socks and fill them with calcium chloride tie them off throw onto roof And get in toruble w/the EPA? Didn't Jimmy Griffin order CaCl to be dumped into Delaware Park Lake years ago to stop it from freezing? I forget who/what he was PO'd over! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammered a Lot Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Get yourself a Slaters Hammer. After removing snow above the ice dam use the Hammer Head on the Soft ice which is on the top or highest up the roof. Remove the ice. This will let you see if you have any pooling water. Next use the pointed end and start chopping. Once you get the ice down to two inches or so you can gently use the Hammer Head to remove the rest of the ice on the roof or throw some calcium chloride on the"bottom" ice. You should make the channel at least 2-3 feet wide. Make sure your ladder is 3 feet above the gutter. When I remove icicles I start at the bottom and work up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammered a Lot Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 How did you do Mead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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