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Antnee83 t1_j5ogs86 wrote

Even if you can't get the whole thing, you should 100% roof rake what you can reach. Your roof will most likely support the weight of whatever we get here in the next few days but IMO with the rain on top of all that snow, Ice Dams are a bigger concern

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[deleted] OP t1_j5op0xb wrote

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IamSauerKraut t1_j5pbnym wrote

When ice is an issue for the roof, I toss up handfuls of rock salt just above the gutters. Trick I learned from Pepe. Has never failed me.

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Naptime22 t1_j5po9r1 wrote

Why have I never thought of throwing salt up there? Brilliant!

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hesh582 t1_j5phmgy wrote

This works well as long as you're not particularly attached to having plant life near the gutter drains.

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IamSauerKraut t1_j5poqdt wrote

I don't go crazy with it, just enough to prevent ice dams or to poke holes in the ice dams to prevent water buildup (which adds weight to the roof or sometimes freezes) behind the ice dams.

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the_wookie_of_maine t1_j5ozbkc wrote

If close, we have purchased our roof rakes from the OceanState JobLots.

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eljefino t1_j5rdnfk wrote

Hardware stores only order a small number, and when they run out, they're out. If you're on the fence, get one, and stash it away.

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marrymejojo t1_j5rujpu wrote

Ice dams happen with leaky roofs right? I used to roof rake until i had my attic insulated. I don't need to now except on tha back I have a flat section off the back of my house. I've been raking that. It's not the snow I'm worried about but its like you said. Snow and then rain.

I kind of think of roof raking to be important for low pitches or uninsulated attics. If you a have buttoned up attic and a normal pitched roof then I don't think you need to do anything.

If you have icicles, you should roof rake

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