Snow clearance in Massachusetts
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Massachusetts' roof snow-removal safety guidance says not to use blow torches, open flames, or electric heating devices such as hair dryers or heat guns to remove snow.
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (Mass.gov) (source, opens in a new tab)
The National Weather Service in Taunton confirmed three tornadoes on June 1, 2011 in southwest and south-central Massachusetts. One damage path ran from Westfield to Charlton in Hampden and Worcester Counties, with a continuous damage path of approximately 39 miles.
Massachusetts roof-snow guidance says to use a snow rake on pitched roofs and to shave the snow down to 2 or 3 inches rather than scraping the roof clean. It also says not to stand on the roof or place heavy equipment on it unless approved by a registered professional engineer, and to keep ladders, shovels and rakes away from utility wires.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Mass.gov) (source, opens in a new tab)
During a Feb 23 blizzard, Eversource reported 155,000 electric customers without power in Barnstable County as of 6:30 pm. Online outage reports at times showed 70 to 100 percent loss in Cape towns, and Cape Cod Hospital ran on generators for most of the day.
Before you hire
Put it in a written contract: the work, price, deposit, start and finish dates, warranty, permits and clean-up. Paying cash to skip it leaves you no recourse.
Ask about liability insurance and workers’ compensation cover before anyone works on your roof or property.
Get written quotes from at least three contractors for the same work, and check references from recent clients.