Don't the Swiss use artillery to start avalanches?
Snow on the roof is something that rarely causes a problem down here,
but could you toss a long rope over the roof so that you and a helper
could drag it along the axis of the ridge and dislodge the snow?
Just thinking out loud...
Jeff Scarbrough
Corrosion Acres, Ga.
On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 9:09 AM, Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org> wrote:
> Nere in the NE where we're getting 40 days and nights of blizzard, I have
> about 3' of snow on my roof, 2.5 stories up. Noticed the first evidence of ice
> damming this morning. I have a modern roof with full soffit and ridge vents,
> but the system isn't working due to the ridge vent being buried.
>
> How do I clear the vent of all that snow? The opening in the sheathing is too
> small to get anything mechanical up in there. I thought about a heat lamp, but
> with no other exit for the warm air that might cause more harm. The attic
> floor is insulated and the roof is not, which is good. Getting onto the roof
> is not at all possible except with a really long lift given how far the ridge
> is from the driveway.
>
> thanks,
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