Jerb322@lemmy.world to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.world · 3 days agoI put a ice melting wire on my roof to prevent ice dams.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square45linkfedilinkarrow-up1268arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1267arrow-down1imageI put a ice melting wire on my roof to prevent ice dams.lemmy.worldJerb322@lemmy.world to Dull Men's Club@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square45linkfedilinkfile-text
Haven’t had much use of it this month. Put it up when it hit 40°F in December. All melted in our rain lately.
minus-squareJerb322@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 days agoNot a lot of people here use them, but it’s not uncommon to see it on a businesses roof. Like a restaurant. Look around some time, you might be surprised. I’m in Wisconsin.
minus-squareharsh3466@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 days agoHello fellow dull midwestern man. I’ve been needing to put some up on my roof but the ice dams haven’t melted yet.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days ago50-70s houses used shallower roofs. The adoption of steel plates in trusses in the 80s let houses have much steeper pitches to prevent this issue.
minus-squareJohnmannesca@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoSome houses in the US Midwest are over 100yo so there’s likely plenty of places that could stand to benefit.
Not a lot of people here use them, but it’s not uncommon to see it on a businesses roof. Like a restaurant. Look around some time, you might be surprised. I’m in Wisconsin.
Hello fellow dull midwestern man. I’ve been needing to put some up on my roof but the ice dams haven’t melted yet.
50-70s houses used shallower roofs. The adoption of steel plates in trusses in the 80s let houses have much steeper pitches to prevent this issue.
Some houses in the US Midwest are over 100yo so there’s likely plenty of places that could stand to benefit.