Clearing snow and ice off roofs through the Maine winter. A heavy snow load sits on a roof and then melts and refreezes at the eaves, and that is how ice dams start backing water up under the shingles. Roofs are raked back from the edge and the problem areas at valleys and over doorways are cleared so meltwater has somewhere to go. Residential and commercial, booked after a heavy storm or as part of a seasonal arrangement. Work is done from the ground wherever it can be, and anything that needs more than that is looked at and quoted first.
Raked back
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Why roofs get cleared
Before the ice dam
Snow melts, runs to the cold eave and refreezes. That ridge of ice is what backs water under the shingles.
Raked back from the edge
The first few feet off the eave is the part that matters, so meltwater has somewhere to go.
Valleys and doorways
The spots that load up heaviest and the ones over a door get cleared first.
From the ground where we can
Anything that needs more than that is looked at and quoted before we start.
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