Using rope to remove snow from roof - GIF
Couple thoughts on the heating element...
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Originally Posted by
trigger
So I live in the tropics snow is not something I see ,my thoughts for this would be a heating element embedded in the roof slope thinking floor heating would this be a option sure this must be a major issue every year only downside would be cost ???
1. Huge energy costs.
2. Huge fire hazard
3. Potentially turn masses of snow into masses of ice instead of getting rid of it. (Melt enough snow, pop a fuze, and you get two inches of solid ice instead of a foot of snow. Not a good resolution...)
4. Rope is cheaper.
Honestly, though, the only real concern about all that snow is the weight and wear on the roof. If it was weightless, it would be a great insulator. Snow makes a fantastic building material while it lasts. I used to take my Scouts and camp on a lake in Connecticut, literally on the lake. A foot of ice covered by a foot of snow, and the boys were amazed at how warm you could sleep, and how they could keep a moderate fire going without drilling down into the water below.
Snow is fascinating as long as you get someone else to shovel it.
TheElderBrother