Getting Snow Off Metal Roof

Ron beaver hay and myself provide a how to on wiring snow off a roof.

Getting snow off metal roof.

You just need to get a rope over your roof. Snow rakes are long handled aluminum rakes designed to remove snow from high places without having to climb all the way up to the roof. Here s how i removed snow from my roof with a rope. 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.

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. You can also tie two ropes to a swivel and pull the swivel to. November 19 2014 10 56pm 3. 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.

We are usually asked for ways to stop the snow from sliding off the roof all at once. I have a metal roof with a shallow 3 12 pitch.