Puck it
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The panty hose thing works. I used it last year. Better than having interior damage.
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Roofs and ice damming.
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o3jeff
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I've taken the preventive maintenance stance the past few years and roof rake after pretty much every storm of a couple inches. I'm lucky, I have a single story ranch and takes me about 15 minutes to do. Also make a path around the perimeter of house with the snowblower to keep the snow away from the foundation for water problems.
o3jeff
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If it was warmer out you could hook a garden hose to the hot water supply of your washing machine and use it to melt/loosen the ice dams to make it easier to remove them. Drawback is that it makes a mess on the ground!
freeski
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I wear snowshoes when I rake the snow off the roof these days. I've had to do it a couple of other winters. Yep, when you're walking around the house on snowshoes because there's no other way it is crazy shit.
Not Sure
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https://www.littlegiantladder.com/
These Ladders are amazing , eazily reach the second floor , fold it up and put it in a closet.
Very stable
Cannonball
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Thanks. It's >30' to my gutter. I have a ladder, just not going there right now.
Puck it
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I use my skins instead of.
bigbog
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5 !..WoW that's nice...no options but two(locally bought).. Think I'll check up on the fitting dimensions to add more extensions, if possible(probably only in my dreams!).
Puck it
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hammer
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I have a similar ladder...aren't they a bit heavy to try to use as an extension ladder?
Not Sure
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Yes , but with one person on either side and a small clear area
You can go straight up and not have to shovel a larger area for a conventional extension type.
The weight is part of what makes them stable.
There excellent for working over un even places.
Puck it
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North side of my house is free of ice. South side has some ice. This is not norm for my house.
Bene288
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It's been pretty cold, is your heat on higher than average?
Cannonball
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I slowed my ice dams considerably in the past 24 hours. I disconnected the heating duct the goes to the 2nd floor. This has majorly decreased the heat leaking through the attic and eaves. This almost eliminates the melting part of the equation needed for ice dams.
Puck it
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No no actually colder on second floor. I ice coming thru the soffit vents on both sides of my diverted above front door. Never had this happen before.
Hawkshot99
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Back when we had a small 2 stroke snowblower we used to take it up on the roof to clear.
Not Sure
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A quick poll , just curious , How many of you that have ice dams have brown trim?
A friend of mine made the comment years ago he sees very little ice on homes with dark trim.
I have a porch attached to the front of my house and brown trim , very little ice.
A friend of mine made the comment years ago he sees very little ice on homes with dark trim.
I have a porch attached to the front of my house and brown trim , very little ice.
I shoveed myu farmer's porch yesterday but can't reach the high stuff. Threw some magnesium chloride in a nylon up there today. We'll see if that helps. Also tossed a few cupfulls of it up on the roof, probaby a waste of time but whatever. It's just in this one spot over my daughter's room that is getting water.
Is this only a problem if you don't have ice& water shield installed?
Is this only a problem if you don't have ice& water shield installed?
Check the insulation above her room in the attic.
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