The Great Lakes are RAGING!!!

[MiHale]

14. A tool like a reverse shovel on a telescopic pole...

You get it as high on the roof as you can then pull down the load. Most important lower to the edge of the roof by the gutters, if present. Left alone it is ok if the roof can handle the load. But toward the edge ice forms from any melt that happens, that can lead to what’s known as an ‘ice dam’. That blockage may lead to water getting under the shingles and into the framing of the house, causing ceiling leaks. Best to remove the snow.

My house is down from the road about 30 feet.the slope is approximately 20 degrees. I have trench’s dug at the house end of the driveway to divert water runoff to the side and around the house. Also little diverter trenches at various spots up the drive to the street. I installed a dry well catchment on the the worst side of the drive sunk a perforated 20 gallon drum down there…filled with gravel. But all these trenches must be cleared when ice and snow comes. This is to protect the garage from being flooded.

Fun stuff!