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This tool lets users remove snow from a roof while keeping their feet planted firmly and safely on the ground. Failing to ...

A roof snow rake is like a 20-ft-long aluminum hoe that homeowners us to lighten the structural load on their roof and to reduce the formation of an ice dam (the only true solution to ice dams, though ...

Q. We have lived in our home for 25 years. Last year, we had ice dams for the first time. They caused leaks in a half-dozen spots in our kitchen and dining room. Our roof wasn’t damaged. Last night we ...

When you live in an area that has heavy snow in the winter, you get pretty good at shoveling out your car, driveway, sidewalks, and other walkways around your house. But if you let snow build up on ...

Q When is it necessary to use a roof rake? I have a relatively steep-pitched slate roof. A Never, never use a roof rake or try to shovel snow off a slanted roof. It will do no good, will not cure ice ...