I'm sure it is no fun walking out the front door trying to dodge an avalanche. At this point it seems like you are going to need plywood sheets to protect your shrubs from the snow loads. Very popular in Cleveland and Buffalo...
At this point, yes, I would worry about ice dams and whether if they form whether they would take tiles off.
Post facto: could you have installed heating tape under the tiles?
While I agree that there are issues with heating tape in gutters, and it is definitely better to cure the cause of ice dams rather than making them go away, but sometimes the "cure" is a whole new roof framing ($$$), and heat tape can be a cost effective alternative. I have lived in a home with tape on the roof with no issues and they lasted 15+ years for us. And yes, it was one of those where the "right answer" was an entirely new roof with a different slope. Then again, no rats, no squirrels on the roof, and no mice or woodpeckers attacking the wiring.
I find it hard to believe that the issue of snow/ice avalanches hasn't come up before for Tesla.
All the best,
BG
At this point, yes, I would worry about ice dams and whether if they form whether they would take tiles off.
Post facto: could you have installed heating tape under the tiles?
While I agree that there are issues with heating tape in gutters, and it is definitely better to cure the cause of ice dams rather than making them go away, but sometimes the "cure" is a whole new roof framing ($$$), and heat tape can be a cost effective alternative. I have lived in a home with tape on the roof with no issues and they lasted 15+ years for us. And yes, it was one of those where the "right answer" was an entirely new roof with a different slope. Then again, no rats, no squirrels on the roof, and no mice or woodpeckers attacking the wiring.
I find it hard to believe that the issue of snow/ice avalanches hasn't come up before for Tesla.
All the best,
BG
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