Is it time to remove snow from your roof?

Is it time to remove snow from your roof?

It’s utterly dangerous to climb the roof and clean the snow. It's not easy and you may cause more damage than the snow will. Deep snow on a roof can bury a gas appliance flue, causing the exhaust gases to enter the home. This condition can introduce carbon monoxide, a colorless and odorless poisonous gas in your house. Therefore, excess snow on your roof can weaken and enfeeble the sealing and make the structure collapse. The best solution is to clear your roof every 6 months so that it's harder for the ice dams to form. However, there is an easy way to remove snow from your roof on your own, it’s called Roof Raking. It is a way of removing the snow from the roof of your home. Roof Raking is the process of pulling the snow with the help of a long pole that can be used to gently push and pull snow off a roof.

How to prevent snow build up in your home

• Prevent ice dams with heating cables Ice dams are a layer of snow that is stored on your rooftop when not watched for a long time. Ice weighs more than 57 pounds and it blocks off the sections and prevents snow from sliding off. Heating cables can help prevent the ice dams and slide right off your roof’s back.
  
  
• Calculation of snow Most roofs are designed to hold up 20 pounds per square depending upon the building you're living. Also, Every inch deep of snow equals 1.25 pounds, so your equation will be S*1.25 = P, where S equals the depth of inches of the snow and P represents pounds per square foot your roof is supporting. For example, if snowstorm just dumped 9 inches of snow on your roof, so 9*1.25 that equals 11.25 pounds per square foot.
  
  
• Trim the damaged tree branches Tree branches hanging over your house are dangerous and alarming. But, cutting trees isn't the right option. However, trimming the branches is feasible. Signs your roof needs to sweeped Cracks in walls Jammed Door Unstoppable roof leaks Dropping ceiling tiles Crackling noises

Contact DSS Roofing for snow removal team in new york, Call on (716) 907-7373 or Visit our website:  www.dssroofing.com/