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Old 28-December-2005, 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Maksutov
Great pictures, Moose! Based on the amount of snow that's on the roof, I'd be concerned about snow/ice dams causing under-shingle backup. Do you get up there and clear it at all? Looks like a pretty steep pitch. Hopefully that slope would eventually take care of unacceptable build-up.
Normally, we don't really have to. The wind keeps the snow from building up too much.

What we have now isn't really a threat (unless a roof was already compromised). It's the amount of snow we'd expect to see by end of winter.

This last snowfall was a bit much and a bit early, though. I'm going to have a closer look today, see if the wind is likely to take the snow at all. I'm a bit wary of walking around on the roof in the winter, though; as you say, the pitch is significant.

... But, if we get another couple of storms, there'll be enough snow to be a potential threat to the house. *sigh* More shovelling. Ah well, mustn't get bored, right?
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