Roof Raking Tips

In the meantime consider these additional tips.

Roof raking tips.

If your roof has a steep pitch monitor it for falling ice and snow. This is the first step. The blade of the roof rake meaning the part that comes into contact with your. This can cause significant damage to your property.

This can create a dangerous situation when they. Typically snow rakes are sold at the hardware store in snow country. Buy a snow rake. Get the snow down before rain comes.

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. 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. 3 tips to make roof snow removal easier. Don t allow icicles to grow on the edges of the roof or the gutters.

Get the right roof rake first of all. We ve had over 3 feet of snow and this one section needs clearing. Don t try to remove all the snow in one or two pulls of the roof rake. You ll either give up.

In any case here are some tips for raking snow off of your roof. In northern climates we have to rake the snow off the roof at times.