DIYbanter - View Single Post - For those of you in the south that got heavy snow accumulations

jo4hn[_2_]

On 1/30/2014 7:01 AM, wrote:
On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 13:59:18 -0500, woodchucker
wrote:

For those of you not in snow country..
Some of you got dumped on..

It pays to get the snow off the 1st 2 feet of the roof. I have a snow
rake and get about 4 feet off. But assuming most of you southerners
don't have it.

Take a broom and try to get the 2 feet at the bottom of your roofs
cleared. It may save you lots of money in rotted wood, or your shop if
you have a basement shop.

Years ago the ice damn caused a lot of water to run inside the house and
it travelled the joists and soaked a lot of wood and also rusted a lot
of stuff.

Just an FYI..

I would not think that a properly vented roof would ice dam.

Cut the amount of attic insulation to a minimum. The heat from the
house will melt the ice. No problem. There are some consequences of
going through an uninsulated winter, however.
mahalo,
jo4hn