Getting Snow Off Metal Roof

You just need to get a rope over your roof.

Getting snow off metal roof.

You can also tie two ropes to a swivel and pull the swivel to. Ron beaver hay and myself provide a how to on wiring snow off a roof. We are usually asked for ways to stop the snow from sliding off the roof all at once. I have a metal roof with a shallow 3 12 pitch.

Snow rakes are long handled aluminum rakes designed to remove snow from high places without having to climb all the way up to the roof. November 19 2014 10 56pm 3. The rain gutter should be installed a bit lower down so it is not directly in the path of the sliding snow and the metal roof should hang almost halfway over the gutter. Here s how i removed snow from my roof with a rope.

If you still have snow or ice on your metal roof there are several different tools you can use to melt the snow like heat cables calcium chloride or hot water. A metal roof is great for preventing snow build up because the sun heats up the metal and causes the snow to slide right off.