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Today's Laconia Daily Sun has a public notice from the City of Laconia, 'City on the Lakes'.

Building Inspector's Notice - High Levels of Snowfall

"If you own a structure of any kind, you should check the roof for high levels of snow build-up and ice dam formation along the eaves. Low-slope roofs are more susceptible to damage and/or collapse from heavy snow loads than high-slope or steep roofs. Unheated structures are more susceptible to collapse than heated structures. Large amounts of snow on the roofs leads to larger ice dams which can weigh hundreds and hundreds of pounds. If you are concerned that too much snow or ice might damage your roof, call a snow removal contractor to remove the snow and ice from the roof. This is a very dangerous job that should be done by a professional. The National Weather Service has issued a warning that will stretch into next week, which may add additional weight to an already heavily loaded roof structure."
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Also, from today's March 1 LaDaSun, the phone numbers pulled from the different 'roof shoveller' ads in the classified.

455-4632, 455-6945, 524-9011, 286-4476, 968-7295, 801-3513, 387-1237, 524-9407, 630-9173, 630-6709,

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I know I spent two hours yesterday shovelling the flat area above my sun room. The snow was 3-3 1/2' deep. The top two feet were not too easy to remove with just a normal lifter snow shovel. The lowest foot had been heavily rained on, absorbing lots of water and then freezing. This stuff is like 30lbs/shovel and difficult to lift away from the asphalt shingles.