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Originally Posted by Winnisquamguy
You wouldn't think that 500 bucks was a lot when you slipped and fall off the ladder or roof and received a SCI (Spinal Cord Injury) and you ended up in a wheelchair for the rest of your life. Shoveling a roof should be left to professionals not homeowners. You also need to know what your doing so you don't ruin the shingles. If homeowners want to use a roof rake that's fine but don't try to climb on a roof!!
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It's a matter of opinion I suppose but I've never heard of a professional roof shoveler. I used to work in construction and know the right and wrong ways to do things, some of these so called professionals I wouldn't want to sharpen a pencil for me. I spent the first year of owning my place fixing things that a so called professional had done to my place.
I'm a do it yourselfer all the way... I don't have the luxury of throwing money at all my problems. Plus if I don't know how to so something I'll buy the right tools and learn to do it myself.
Shoveling off a roof can be done safely and with a little common sense applied no damage will be done. That said I plan to put a metal roof on my place at some point in the next couple of years (yes myself) so it will just slide right off... and never be an issue again.