Would you park your car on your roof?

[Spectrism]

With all the snow we have here, I spent a good chunk of this weekend shoveling snow off my roof. A neighbor had the roof crash in. When we get more snow & rain this week, the weight will increase. Those who did not clear the bulk of snow could be in for trouble.

Just the rough feel of it- I think I shoveled off 2 car's worth of snow and I only did about half.

[Down1]

Took 4 feet of snow of the deck.
Looks like only a foot on the roof plus it is "ice dam city" up there.
I will wait till the next batch of snow before I go up there.
Around here the flat roofs are all collapsing.

[Down1]

I am glad I stripped the shingles off even though I didn't have to.
Roof Rakes are all sold out.

[Ponce]

Ponce <---------- with shirt off in a 65 degree weather, went riding my new dirt bike for the first time in the back woods.......on first gear 90% of the time ::)..........next time only 89% of the time hahahahahahahah.

[SLV^GLD]

In response to the question posed, I'd say, "Yes, I would park my car on my roof" (strictly from a structural not logistical viewpoint).
I would shy away from parking in the same place over long periods of time. :)

[Low_five]

Rain here in kodiak. Snow is all gone for a while.

[osoab]

I would park on my roof if my garage set over the top of the living quarters of my house.
My current abode doesn't have that feature. :D

[hoarder]

My metal roof has a 10 in 12 pitch. There is no way I'm getting my old body up there. I doubt I'll need to though, it sheds snow like it's supposed to.

[Spectrism]

I went back up to shovel more off. A rough calc- more than 12,000 pounds of snow. That would be like 4 average size cars. My aching back, arms & legs will testify that while it is easier to slide the snow down a roof, holding onto a rope and shoveling at the same time is hard work.

[MNeagle]

oh come on guys! Have you no imagination??? Here's how we do it in Minnesota!


http://media2.myfoxtwincities.com//photo/2011/01/31/steve_snowblowing2.1_20110131081111_640_480.JPG

Minnesota Man Takes Snowblower to Roof


ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. - A St. Louis Park, Minnesota man took his snowblower to the roof after a recent snowfall. His neighbor Jacqie snapped a photo. Send your snow pics to photos@foxtv.com .

Snow removal and roofing experts certainly wouldn't endorse this method. Pehaps this inventive homeowner was trying to prevent an ice dam.

As the temperatures fluctuate above and below freezing, melting snow can seep further under roof shingles and into homes. Overnight it freezes up again. That melting and freezing can cause ice dams, which can block melting snow and ice from draining off your roof. With no place to go, water will find a way to leak into your home.

More: Ice Dam Warning Signs | Save Your Home From Damage


http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/weather/snowblower-on-roof-jan-31-2011

[bellevuebully]

Looks like only a foot on the roof plus it is "ice dam city" up there.


Why is it damming up so bad. Have you had a lot of freeze/melt cycles? Or is it lack of attic ventilation?

[bellevuebully]

My metal roof has a 10 in 12 pitch. There is no way I'm getting my old body up there. I doubt I'll need to though, it sheds snow like it's supposed to.


10/12....wow. Is that a chalet style house, or do you have a room up in the rafters. Next place I build I would love to put a steep pitch over the garage and put in a nice den. Buddy of mine has one about 800 sq ft. Has a great big desk, martial arts certifications, samurai weapons, bear rug, gun storage and a clothes rack with more camo than Cabela's. Pretty sweet.

[hoarder]

10/12....wow. Is that a chalet style house, or do you have a room up in the rafters.It has a half loft and high cielings in the living room.
Pitch and metal solve most roof problems. My roof has 2 valleys and snow hangs there for weeks, but not all winter. I have the heavy guage "high rib" type of metal and the high ribs hold snow in the valleys. Ideal roof = no valleys. Definitely don't have them on the North side.
On steep metal roofs you don't want to have penetrations far from the ridge because sliding ice can cut them off like a guillotine.
When snow and ice starts to slide it makes noise going over the screws. You get about a half second to get your as$ away from the eaves!

[ximmy]

I was wondering about roof angles.. seems like in snow country you would build steeper roofs...

I had to look up 10/12... no way snow is going to stay on that roof... :)

[sirgonzo420]

I was wondering about roof angles.. seems like in snow country you would build steeper roofs...

I had to look up 10/12... no way snow is going to stay on that roof... :)





"rise over run"

;)

[bellevuebully]

I was wondering about roof angles.. seems like in snow country you would build steeper roofs...

I had to look up 10/12... no way snow is going to stay on that roof... :)




This gives an even better representation.

[ximmy]

roofs look better with a steeper pitch... IMO.. :)

[bellevuebully]

I installed a 5/12 metal roof a few summers ago, and all I could think was what a cheese-grater it would have been if you slid down it. The screw heads sit up on the ridges and are about 3/8 in diameter. It'd definitely be a shredder.

[sirgonzo420]

I installed a 5/12 metal roof a few summers ago, and all I could think was what a cheese-grater it would have been if you slid down it. The screw heads sit up on the ridges and are about 3/8 in diameter. It'd definitely be a shredder.


Ouch.... thanks for the visual... lol

:o

[Book]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-AvCFskYIY

How Not to Remove Snow from Roof

:D

[hoarder]

I installed a 5/12 metal roof a few summers ago, and all I could think was what a cheese-grater it would have been if you slid down it. The screw heads sit up on the ridges and are about 3/8 in diameter. It'd definitely be a shredder.
The younguns that installed my 10 in 12 metal roof didn't use ropes, they just stood carefully on the screws. The only thing they used rope for was to hoist my solar panels into place. I put a 4 in 12 metal roof on a house I built in Texas years ago. I decided right then that a 5 in 12 metal would be too steep for me to walk on. A 5 in 12 shingle roof is easy though.

[Down1]

Why is it damming up so bad. Have you had a lot of freeze/melt cycles? Or is it lack of attic ventilation?


Heavy snow plus above freezing temps right after the storm.
Roof is ventilated well.
Gutter is holding.

[keehah]

http://www.chattershmatter.com/2011/02/02/roof-collapses-reported-across-massachusetts/

The massive amount of snow that has fallen in the state of Massachusetts has resulted in some building roof collapses. Workers have had a heck of a time clearing the roofs of buildings and because of the weight of all the snow that has fallen some have simply given way.

Earlier this morning in Easton, the roof of a commercial building that houses Triton Technologies caved in under the weight of snow but luckily nobody was injured. Also, part of the roof of a hangar at Swift Aviation Services at Norwood Airport collapsed damaging some small airplanes.

[bellevuebully]

The younguns that installed my 10 in 12 metal roof didn't use ropes, they just stood carefully on the screws. The only thing they used rope for was to hoist my solar panels into place. [/quote]

That's nutz.

Short story.....Was cutting timber locally last winter. When in for a load with a double axle trailer and picked up aload and on the way home took out a front hub on my pickup. Broke down right in front of a guys house and his nephew comes out and says his uncle was a mechanic and I should pop in and talk to him. So I go in and this guy is bandaged up in tension socks on both legs and is pretty banged up. He was on the roof of the house we were in (story and a half) putting up a metal ridge cover and turned around and caught the toe of his boot on one of the screws. Went down the pitch headfirst and rolled when he hit the eaves. Landed on his heals on hard-pack. Smashed his legs into a couple of meat banana's. Smashed his wrists all up. Power drill he was holding was shattered he hit so hard. And he lost about a pound of flesh on the screws, so I guess my cheese grater theory was right. Ouch. Shoulda tied off to something.