At 6,391 feet, Altamont’s roofs don’t get many warm days to shed snow on their own. One storm settles, the next lands on top of it, and by midwinter the snow on a shop roof or the north side of a house can be layered, dense, and frozen to the eaves. Drifts pile deeper in valleys and against taller walls.
Our roof snow raking in Altamont takes that weight off in a controlled way, clearing eaves, valleys, and drift spots on homes and outbuildings. We work from the ground where we can and on low slope roofs when the job calls for it. Since Altamont sits far out on our route, we plan raking into seasonal service and won’t promise response times.
We know how Altamont snow stacks up and stays on shop roofs and north faces, and we plan raking around that.
Long handled roof rakes, plastic shovels, and safety gear let us move snow without scraping shingles, panels, or seams.
We'll tell you honestly if a roof is fine to wait, and we'll point you to a structural pro when something looks off.
We clear the snow we drop from doorways, meters, and walks, and keep it off shrubs and window wells where we can.
Altamont picks up about 38.7 inches of snow in an average year, and the cold keeps most of it right where it lands. A well built roof can handle a normal winter, but snow doesn’t spread itself out evenly. Wind drifts it into valleys, behind chimneys, and against taller walls, and those spots carry a lot more weight than the rest of the roof.
The type of snow matters too. Fresh powder is light. Older snow that has settled, soaked up meltwater, and frozen again is much heavier. A roof that looks like it has a modest amount on it can be holding more than you’d guess, which is why raking before it builds up beats waiting for a problem.
Around Altamont, plenty of the buildings that need attention aren’t houses. Metal shops on oil field service sites, ag barns, hay covers, and carports often have long, low slope roofs with no heat underneath to help melt anything. Snow piles up and stays all winter.
On low slope roofs, raking from the ground isn’t always practical, so we remove snow from the roof surface and leave a thin layer behind so tools never touch the panels or seams. We work around vents, skylights, and anything mounted on the roof. Once the roof is lighter, the yard around it often needs work too, and snow removal keeps your shop doors and lanes open.
You can spot a lot from the ground and from inside. These are the signs worth a phone call:
If you notice sagging or binding doors, keep people out of that area and have the structure looked at by a qualified professional before anyone goes up.
Altamont’s bright winter sun at elevation melts a little snow on the warm part of a roof each afternoon. That water runs down to the cold eave and freezes, and after a few days of that, it builds a ridge of ice that traps more water behind it. That backed up water is what finds its way under shingles and into ceilings.
Raking the bottom few feet of the roof keeps the eaves clear so meltwater has a path off. It treats the symptom, though. If ice dams come back every year, have someone check attic insulation and ventilation once it warms up, since warm air leaking into the attic is the usual cause.
Raking moves a lot of snow in a short time, and all of it ends up in a heap right along the wall. That heap can bury doorways, block exits, flatten shrubs, and cover gas meters and dryer vents. We clear the drop zone after raking so doors open, meters stay accessible, and nobody has to climb over a pile to get inside.
For entrances and walks that need regular attention all winter, our sidewalk clearing service keeps paths open between storms.
Heavy snow and ice are hard on the edge of a roof. Come spring, it’s common to find bent gutters, loose fascia boards, cracked trim, and downspouts knocked out of place. Catching those early keeps water from getting behind the trim and doing more damage.
Once the snow is gone, our general repairs service can handle gutter rehanging, trim fixes, and other cleanup so your building is ready for next winter. We make the trip out from Vernal on planned repair days, which makes spring a good time to get on the schedule.
We look over your Altamont roofs, outbuildings, valleys, and drop zones to plan safe roof snow raking before winter.
You get a free quote for roof snow raking based on roof size, pitch, building count, and how often you want visits.
We rake eaves and drift spots, lighten low slope roofs by hand, and leave a thin protective layer on the roofing.
Before leaving we clear doorways, meters, and walks below the roofline and point out gutter or trim damage we noticed.
