Winter period, especially in regions with abundant snowfall, accompanied by a sufficiently unpleasant work on cleaning the roof from snow. This procedure must be performed to protect the roof from mechanical damage, which occur under the weight of snow, and also exclude the possibility of leakage. Cleaning the roof is quite dangerous work, so requires compliance with certain rules.

Preparatory stage

Before you start cleaning snow from the roof of the house, it is necessary to thoroughly prepare. First, you need to think about clothes. You will need:

• high warm boots on a thick, rubberized sole (to exclude slip),
• warm pants, preferably wadded or from a ski suite (the work is long, from the cold legs a seizure),
• warm sweater with a high throat (the scarf will interfere with the work),
• a comfortable jacket (so as not to skip movement),
• hat (should not fall on the eyes).

Secondly, you will need a certain inventory:

• snow removal shovel,
• long wooden stick,
• durable spatula or chisel,
• molotok-Kirk,
• rope.

Thirdly, the snow from the roof is dropped to the ground. That's why. To avoid trauma, it is necessary to warn all family members about what you are going to do this work.

Work plan

It is advisable before starting to clean the snow to make an action plan. Conditionally, it is divided into:

• snow cleaning,
• cleaning land
• cleaning icicles.

The easiest and fastest stage is the cleaning of snow. Snowplow shovel from the middle of the roof lead to its edge, while you do not need large physical exertion. The work is performed on the principle of the excavator. If the snow has already begun to melting, then throw it from the roof this way will be difficult. Therefore, you will have to throw it into parts.

Cleaning the roof from the haul is a more laborious process. Frozen is formed when the temperature differences cause melting and freezing of snow. As a result, the roof is covered with a layer of ice. It is impossible to remove its shovel. Therefore, they use a hammer-kirk or a small hatch. Blows must be applied not much, otherwise there is a risk of damaging roofing. The ice is easy enough to crack, and larger beds behind the surface. If we are talking about cleaning the soft roof, work is performed with double care, since the careless appeal will lead to a violation of the insulating cover of the roof. If you still punched the hole, it must be poured by a resin. Work is performed at the air temperature not less than + 10 degrees Celsius. Finding is often formed around chimneys, antennas, in drainters. Ice deform the fasteners up to the complete output. Therefore, it is important to completely clean them. Depending on the thickness of the ice, either a spatula or a chisel is used. The ice is easy enough, so the blows do not need to apply strong blows.

Cleaning the roof from the icicles is the last stage. In a single-storey building, this work is quite simple. Take any long stick and carefully run the ice growths. It is important when performing this operation, protect the glass and flow. To do this, you need at least to get the windows with thick rags, and putting wooden atoms. If the house has several floors, the icicles are knocked on top. At the same time, it is important to understand that fat frightened on the very edge of the roofing material is quite durable. If you try to split it, then such materials like natural tile, Slate and Ondulin will split together with it. Therefore, icicles are knocked down just below the basics of the market. Large ice blocks no longer fall to someone on the head, and the ice at the bottom gradually melts itself.

Roof cleaning rules from snow

Any high-altitude work is associated with a certain risk for life and health. Therefore, there are specific requirements for cleaning the roof from snow. They are conditionally divided into:

• state
• household.

Government established by the government and include specific regulations for firms that provide services for cleaning the roof from snow.

Household rules are somewhat already, but contain clearer recommendations. The combination of these systems will obtain the optimal set of practical councils for cleaning the roof, both in the case of independent execution of work and at the invitation of specialists.

Persons who perform the cleaning of snow from the roof must be adult and have the appropriate qualifications. This fact is confirmed by the admission to the fulfillment of this category of work.

• Before starting work, you need to check the entire inventory.
• Before starting work, it is necessary to make sure that the insurance cable is securely fixed.
• On Earth, in the field of snow fall, it is necessary to disapplied the relevant territory or set the posts.
• When removing the icicles, it is strictly forbidden to freeze from the roof.
• It is strictly forbidden to touch any wires.
• The work is performed solely in a sober form.

Recommended weather conditions:

• wind speed up to 10 m / s,
• full visibility (sunny weather, or without atmospheric precipitation),
• the air temperature is not lower than 15 degrees Celsius.

Cleaning the soft roof from snow

Most roofing material are well cleaned with snow and do not require special skills from a person who performs this work. But, the soft roofs are quite capricious, so it is better to invite specialists. First, they provide a guarantee of quality, secondly, to clean a fairly large flat roof with a soft coating is an extremely labor process.

All work is performed in accordance with SNiP II-26-76 roof cleaning from snow. This regulatory document fully regulates the procedure for performing work and if your contractor is familiar with him, you can be sure that the work will be done worthy.

The cost of cleaning the roof from snow depends on several factors:

• complexity of work
• scope of work,
• high rise,
• attracting special equipment.

In order to control the final cost, the estimate of cleaning the roof from snow is made. This document describes in detail the work, the procedure for their implementation and the price of services. Based on the estimate, you can compare several different companies and choose exactly the one that provides the best option.