Roof Raking Tips

Don t allow icicles to grow on the edges of the roof or the gutters.

Roof raking tips. The blade of the roof rake meaning the part that comes into contact with your. This can create a dangerous situation when they. The weight of wet. If you start raking too high up on the roof and try to pull off too much snow at once on your way down the roof the rake head will begin to float and loose contact with the surface of the roof.

In the meantime consider these additional tips. This can cause significant damage to your property. Don t try to remove all the snow in one or two pulls of the roof rake. In any case here are some tips for raking snow off of your roof.

Get the snow down before rain comes. In northern climates we have to rake the snow off the roof at times. Get the right roof rake first of all. Typically snow rakes are sold at the hardware store in snow country.

This is the first step. If your roof has a steep pitch monitor it for falling ice and snow. The easiest and most efficient technique for raking is to start clearing the overhangs first and work your way to the top pulling off a foot or so of snow at a time although depending on the depth and weight of the snow you may be able to pull much more than a foot at a time. We ve had over 3 feet of snow and this one section needs clearing.

You ll either give up. Hook the edge of a roof rake on a piece of flashing or a loose shingle and your roof will be worse off than it was before you raked it.