If you remember the winter of 2015 in New England and you have a home then there is a good possibility you contemplated having your roof shoveled or actually did have your roof shoveled.
Fortunately for many last year was only the second time in the last 6 years that we had to shovel roofs and break ice dams to release backed up water on our customer’s roofs.
Why do you need your roof shoveled?
and forms ice on the edge of your roof due to thawing cycle water can not exit the roof as it melts and begins to work its way under the shingles and into the home. More snow accumulates time after time and this is the main reason we remove the snow and sometimes ice dams.
Precautions to make and observe from our time on roofs:
What is the cost of having snow removed from your roof?
Most contractors charge a minimum fee plus an hourly rate. We have seen fees from $45-$75 per hour per man working on a house. Another factor is if they have to clear the snow they drop off the roof it will be the same charge as when they are on the roof as they could be clearing additional roofs at this time.
When roof shoveling has to be performed roof quotes are hard to find as the demand is so great quite often the contractor does not have time to provide quotes ahead of time. The tip is to find a range they will charge for a similar home like yours.
If you are in need of roof shoveling, please feel free in contacting us by leaving a message on our business line or contacting us on Facebook at Ramsden painting or 978-683-9119.
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Great article Ron! Very useful information. Being in California we don’t shovel roofs, we throw solar on them.