Removing snow off roofs

[Belmont Resident]

Having spent countless hours removing snow off roofs there are a few things to keep in mind.
First of all Joe the next door neighbor who has no knowledge of construction or roofs can do a lot of damage to a roof if he isn’t careful.
Having seen on the news those who were clearing ice and snow off a roof down in Mass. hacking away with the claw end of a hammer prompted this reminder.
Do not use a hammer especially not the claw end, instead use a rubber mallet. Rubber mallet not a metal sledge hammer.
Use a snow scoop or a plastic shovel without a metal edge on it. The edge can and usually will tear into shingles. While the metal edge on a snow scoop is rounded and blunt.
If you are going to hire someone hire a contractor. Weather it be a builder a painter or whatever, we have experience being up on ladders and roofs and most of us have at least a little knowledge of how to do things without causing further damage.
Hope this helps because you will not no if there is damage till spring and by then whoever you hired could be long gone.