No ice problem on a roof is serious enough to risk broken bones - or worse.
And there is a delicious balance between removing ice and damaging the roof.
You must decide if you will decide if you will decide if it is more than learning it on the roof. Tools, such as hammers, shovels, scrapers, chain saws, and devices such as shoes with ice spikes can damage roofing materials or the structure below.
Chemical de-icers can discolor shingles, break down membranes and corrode flashings and drains, and damage your shrubs and flower beds.
Is the water problem? Is the water problem? Is the water damage? Do you really have to do any anything?
If you do not get professional help before the circumstances urgent.
Clearing dangerous overhangs and icicles, and creating drainage paths for melt water is probably enough.
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Physically removing ice from a sloped roof is always dangerous - Damage caused by removing ice can invalidate your shingle warranty, so if it must be removed after it done by a professional with proper equipment and training Call a professional roofer or building contractor.
Small bumps of ice that remain on on shingle are eaten by chunks of ice sliding down, which catch and rip off the shingle.
Use a sledge hammer rather than an ax, a shovel or any other tool with sharp edges.
Be sure to tie off yourself and your ladders strictly, and never work alone. Always have someone on the ground to ensure that what you are doing is not caused collateral damage.
Rope off areas below Your work and anywhere people may be walking.
