"Snow removal is crucial, especially if you have low-sloped or flat roofs, to prevent excessive load and potential structural damage," says Jack Golini, roofing contractor and owner of Golini Roofing.

Assistant Manager MAC’S Hardware in Fargo says sloped roofs don’t collapse as easily, “Anything with that flat roof with snow is just going to sit and accumulate and potentially drift on ...

For the most, snow never needs to be removed from a sloped roof on a home built to code. This is because homes built to code can withstand the weight of the snow. Specifically, roofs can support ...

BOSTON (CBS) - With a storm on the way Saturday in a seemingly never-ending winter, Bay State residents are being urged to clear snow off their ... own homes with sloped roofs should still be ...

According to icedamremovalguys.com, a flat roof covered in snow is more likely to be damaged than a sloped one. "A flat roof is often times more susceptible to collapse than a sloped roof ...

When I read that story, I told the editors that sloped roofs need never be shoveled, and removing snow will not stop ice dams. Flat roofs, yes, but not sloped ones. Q. I have never had leakage in ...

The weather service and roofers recommend using a roof rake to help guard against the buildup of ice dams in freeze-thaw cycles. Homeowners can extend a rake to clear snow up the slope of the roof ...

Conventional wisdom has it that the best roof for a house in a snow-prone location is a pitched roof: that way the snow doesn’t pile up and cause the roof to collapse. The downside, the snow can ...

heavy snow poses a number of risks to roofs, a collapse being by far the most serious. But short of a collapse, heavy snow on a home's sloped roof can cause ice dams and leaks, and on a building ...

Jennifer Hamilton and her husband aren't taking any chances and are clearing the latest dump of snow off their balconies and roof ... who's president of the Manitoba Sloped Roofing Contractors ...