bj taylor
Garden Ornament
sounds like someone needs to invent heated gutters. no snow or ice here - so no help
Smart Red said:I am pleased as punch that at 76, DH chooses to stay off ladders. A brother-in-law fell off his roof - cleaning eaves last summer - and at 54 was dead 5 days later. DS did roofing until his tether broke and he fell. Broke his foot, lower leg, knee, and broke his jaw in 5 places. He was spitting out teeth for the next 3 days! He is, understandably, a bit leery about climbing ladders now. Nope! I used to roof with DH, but don't like getting too far from terra-firma anymore either.catjac1975 said:I have 4 acquaintances who have had ladder accidents with severe outcomes including a paraplegic. They were not that old when they had their accidents.
Sounds like the perfect place for solar heating. Mount panel on the roof and let the sun melt the ice and snow from your gutter. Hum-m-m-m-m.bj taylor said:sounds like someone needs to invent heated gutters. no snow or ice here - so no help
Short, gray and overcast winter days here, too. BUT the days we have the most ice dam activity are on those sunny days when, despite the cold, the snow and ice will be melting.Nyboy said:Red solar heated gutters would make you a very rich woman. Problem winter days here are very short, gray and overcast. Found out while gutter parts are cheap, having someone do it is not. Next Tue they are being put on, hope that solves the problem, had a new patio put in, hoping thats not the reason. The patio man put in something called a French drain, I asked if an American drain would be cheaper, all I got was eyeroll.