Summerlin's beautiful landscapes and charming communities make it an extraordinary place to call home. Still, like any homeowner, you must keep up with the rhythms of home maintenance to stay ahead of the seasonal shifts. For the most part, Summerlin residents enjoy the consistently warm desert sun, but that sun also sets, and when it does, temperatures can plunge. If a Summerlin homeowner is not on the ball and fails to keep the roof clear of snow, the consequences could be pretty dire. And it seems, from a roofing perspective, that there are basically two typical methods for clearing an accumulation of snow off of your roof. One is a manual method that involves a shovel much like the method shown in the video. The other method, which seems to be gaining in popularity, is to use a very hot stream of water that is emitted from a hose and directed at the snow.
To determine what kind of roof snow removal is needed, you first must take stock of the type of roof you have and its construction materials. In Summerlin, the variety of architectural styles means that each home might require a different approach to snow removal. For example, a roof with a true slope or steep pitch may allow snow to slide off naturally, nearly eliminating the need for anything but passive snow management. Flat or low-slope roofs, however, can and do suffer from significant snow accumulation, and a number of roofing failures have been directly related to the snow that fell during the winter of 2016-2017. Hand tools—especially the snow rake—have traditionally been the go-to method for safe snow removal from several types of roofs. But what if your roof is covered with solar panels?
Roof snow removal presents yet another consideration of utmost importance: safety. Both your property and your person can be endangered if the roof snow removal task is not approached with the proper know-how and respect for the potentially hazardous angles and heights involved. Indeed, many Summerlin homeowners may find themselves removed from the safety and comfort of the ground when tackling this problem and might be best served by the hire of a professional service. These entities seldom use the brute-force approach that the do-it-yourself-er is oft tempted to employ (that is, hacking away at snow with an implement somewhat resembling a shovel); more often than not, they have too much respect for both the roof and the work to treat either in that manner. And why should we throw around sharp tools when there are safer methods to different roof accessibility angles? Unprofessional work is what gets roofs into trouble, not the snow itself.
