Most of the problem this year is that We have had no sunshine and temps are colder this year. Large cow barns usually will unload on their own like you might have seen the Astro Dome do this week. Heat from the cows and sunshine usually takes care of the issue, but not this year, the snow has stayed on the roofs and also caused ice dams which cause leaks. Many homes around here are 2 story and have steep roofs which normally shead their snow, or it melted off due to poor insulation. With the big push now for energy conservation and newer insulating materials for older houses, these buildings with energy efficiency upgrades, and this years weather, roof loading is a real problem. There are many roofers who have rehired their seasonal help just to shovel roofs, but they have to address many special safety issues this time of year, plus roofing contractors have to pay some of the highest Workmans Comp. and liability rates going. Meaning hiring them to shovel your roof is very expensive. If you are young and not working you have no excuse not to clear your roof, however if you are older,can't climb, and on a fixed income what do you do? As far a some of these farm buildings that have colapsed,they are huge, often 400' long and 80' wide. How long do you think it would take a farmer and a couple of helpers to shovel that roof plus the others they have, plus do their daily chores. Putting heating coils on a roof that size would be financially impractical. We've lost most of our farmers now, due to low prices. This winter will claim some more. The point is it's not as simple as climbing up and spending an hour shoveling.
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