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01-27-2011, 06:10 PM
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A few years ago I had Ice dams on the front of my house, so I set up a ladder in the middle of my house. Grabbed my 100' hose out of the garage and attached to the hot side of the washing machine hook up. With a bunch of rags that I wrapped around the spray nozzle I hosed down all the ice. I don't believe that this method will hurt the roof.
I wasn't sure about throwing salt on the roof....
Hope this helps Bob.
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01-27-2011, 06:14 PM
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Bob, can you reach it with a roof rake? Pull down the snow 3 feet above the overhang of the eave.
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01-27-2011, 06:17 PM
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Soggy Bottom Boy
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I'm going to have to hand shovel it it's 2 1/4 stories in the back
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01-27-2011, 06:23 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tattoobob
I'm going to have to hand shovel it it's 2 1/4 stories in the back
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How steep is the pitch? Don't be stupid.... Need a ladder tall enough to reach the roof. Can still use the roof rake then. |
“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
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01-27-2011, 06:27 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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your insurance policy "might" cover it
call them and ask
then ya can sub it out
happening here too
dripping in my bedroom
i went up to the second floor and put a big cooler to catch the drips
you can make a temporary plastic V-trench that empties into a funnel
then run it into a garden hose to a toilet or sink or other drain
rather than take any risks BOB
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01-27-2011, 07:09 PM
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I throw rock salt up there and crack the dam with the backside of an axe. Water POURS out!
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He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.
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01-27-2011, 07:23 PM
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Soggy Bottom Boy
Join Date: Jan 2004
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I have a safety harness and I will tie myself off, I am fully trained in fall arrest systems, I have a ladder the problem is there is a few feet of snow up there so the roof rake probably won't work
I am going to get off my lazy butt and get some buckets for tonight
I am not going to involve the insurance Co. because my rates will go up
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01-27-2011, 06:18 PM
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Soggy Bottom Boy
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Quote:
Originally Posted by O.D. Mike
A few years ago I had Ice dams on the front of my house, so I set up a ladder in the middle of my house. Grabbed my 100' hose out of the garage and attached to the hot side of the washing machine hook up. With a bunch of rags that I wrapped around the spray nozzle I hosed down all the ice. I don't believe that this method will hurt the roof.
I wasn't sure about throwing salt on the roof....
Hope this helps Bob.
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This is a good idea, but knowing me I will slip on the wet ice and break my back |
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