Thread: How To Deal With Heavy Snow On Roof In Maryland
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Default How To Deal With Heavy Snow On Roof In Maryland
On 1/24/2016 2:19 PM, wrote:
My brother has 20" of snow on a 5/12 roof in Maryland, and rain has
been forecasted for Tuesday.

Is the greatest danger from snow weight or from ice damming?

What would be the best strategy for the next 24 hours?

Thank you very much in advance.

Jutta Gibb


Ice dam. The weight of the snow is distributed over the entire surface
area covered with snow and if the roof is pitched and structurally
sound. it should bear the load OK. Remember that sometime rather heavy
workman may walk around on a roof without damaging it.

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