Residential Rooftop Snow and Ice Removal Edmonton

Removing snow and ice from your home’s rooftop is a detailed process. We ensure that your rain gutters, vents, shingles, and other roof hardware are not damaged while still keeping your roof free from snow.

An important factor of rooftop snow and ice removal is ensuring the passive air vents on your roof are free and clear to provide airflow for the attic. Blocked air vents do not allow excess warm air to escape, causing the attic to “warm up”. This causes the snow to melt on the roof surface; water runs down to the cold eave edge only to freeze and begin the formation of ice dams.

In short, it is a good practice to clear snow from the entire roof, which should be completed by a professional. We do not remove any ice from your rain gutters, as the material cannot withstand prying or the tools needed to remove the ice.

Our experienced tradesmen will:

1. Remove over 95% of the snow from your roof. We do not attempt to remove all snow as we do not want to harshly scrape or scuff your roof materials, particularly asphalt shingles. We will only use plastic shovels on your homes, as aluminum or steel shovels will scuff or tear off shingles.
2. Ensure all roof vents are free and clear of snow and ice so they can function properly.
3. Reduce ice dams on eaves edges (if present) as much as possible. We will not attempt to remove all ice as it is bonded to the shingles. Trying to remove all ice will damage the shingles.
4. If any ice remains on the eave edges, we will cut trenches in the ice every four to six feet to allow for future melting and water runoff.
5. Any snow and ice removed from the roof that lands on previously cleared sidewalks, driveways, decks, or patios will be shovelled aside.