Is there ice on your roof?
A lot?
I learned from my newspaper yesterday that I had better get out there and knock them down.
"...Ice dams that form on the roof edge behind them can lead to more costly repairs.With the weather taking a turn later this week into sub-zero zones, those dams will slowly grow, pushing ice back up the roof and under the shingles. When there is a thaw, the dams keep the water from flowing off the roof, causing leaks into interior walls that could go unnoticed until the damage is extensive." Read more at the Times Union.
So, I tried to knock down the icecycles.
The snow against the house was up to my hips, so using the shovel to knock down the icecycles wasn't always successful.
Unfortunately, my buddy here is not Lassie. It took me awhile to get up, but the shovel helped as a crutch. My other dog was taking the photos.
Here are another couple photos, which I took on Petersburgh (my town) Pass. The last one is my favorite.
Wishing you a more successful day!
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Great post Sheba..:)
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Our homes were lightly coated with Jack Frost this mornin.
Great photos. Is that lovely canine a lab?
Some advice from a Canuck. Your local hardware store will carry ice-barrier melting wire. This is a wire that you put on the lower 18 to 24 inches of your roof, in a zig-zag pattern (instructions and clips come with the kit). When snow or ice starts to build up on your roof, you plug it in. It provides a mild heat to melt that snow/ice. This keeps your eaves from producing such icicles.
This may keep you from getting conked on the noggin with a 60lb chunk of ice as you try to knock it down. A conk of that nature is usually deadly. If it misses your head it can break your shoulder or arm..... a kind of fun you can probably do without.
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I am particularly concerned with the icicles on one side of the house. nothing like yours but one is long and THICK. I can't get that one to budge. I'm worried it will continue to build mass and pull down the gutter!
this is some winter. we just got another 6-8" or so. but this is a city, so we have to plow the sidewalks, most of which have iced over. a fools mission!
gorgeous though. your pictures are exactly right.
hahahah...falling. that was me last week! up to my hips!
btw, I have discovered that those thick fleece pajama pants DO NOT GET WET. Take on no water. I'm guessing because they're made entirely of petroleum.
In any case, I wear them over my jeans when i go outside to work. And while everyting else is soaked, they're dry as a bone!
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Another good reason you don't have to rush off to work ...