FWLIW, the only fix I know is Grace Ice and Water Shield (or similar)
UNDER the shingles. I don't see how it could possibly work above the
shingles. That won't eliminate the ice buildup, but it does make the
roof waterproof.
--

Larry
Email to rapp at lmr dot com

On 26 Oct 2004 04:42:10 -0700, (Jason Hirsch)
wrote (with possible editing):

"xrongor" wrote in message ...
why not just get the snow off the roof to begin with?

randy

Thanks Randy- heh.

Actually I do get up there and take all the snow off. Have a pair of
rakes that I can drag most of it on down. Problem is, that doesn't
help worth jack when the stuff refreezes to ice- can't rake that down.

So I get up there with the ladder and chip away ... or (as in the case
last year) haul up 50lb bags of KCl ... to the tune of over 400lbs.
Thats how I won last year.

The 'professionals' I've talked with all say the same thing. The
neighbors around me all have the same roof style. Each has had it
replaced by a 'professional' telling them that they alone do good
work, everyone else sucks, and they alone will fix the problem right.

Every single one of their roofs has leaked in that corner.

Now, I hesitate to call all of those 'professionals' incompetent
morons, but hey- if you're hawking all these new fix-all products to
increase your profit margin I'm not too impressed with their success
ratio (0 for 5 so far).

I have plenty of intake; the only thing short I could do is install an
attic fan to increase it over the bathroom area and keep it chilled.

Even that will leave the exposed bathroom wall underinsulated and
unsealed (50 year old T&G with aluminum siding over it).

So yeah, I'll be on the roof again this year.