Fill pantyhose with sidewalk salt to break up ice at the edge of the roof.
Getting snow off roofs.
Contact a roofing professional to safely remove the buildup of snow if you are worried about the safety of your home or your roof.
Melting ice using chemicals or heat 1.
Long handled snow rakes work great on freshly fallen snow and at 45 they are relatively affordable.
This will get most of the snow off your roof but the downside is the time and the cost.
Use plastic roof snow removal tools such as a snow rake for pitched roofs.
A pusher is smaller than a sleigh.
Sprinkle a chemical.
If you have a small one story bungalow where the roof is just off the ground taking matters into one s own hands may be safe if you can work entirely from the ground and have the right tools.
Assuming your roof isn t too bumpy with seams a pusher should let you shove snow around and right off the edge with less exertion than a regular shovel requires.
When your roof heats up and melts the.
Install heat cables to melt the snow at the edge of the roof.