Roof Snow Removal · Ice Dams · Twin Cities Winters
Roof Snow Removal And Ice Dam Relief In The Twin Cities
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Most winters, your roof handles the snow just fine. Some winters it needs help, and February on an icy ladder is not a homeowner job.
We clear roofs the way roofers do: safely, without wrecking the shingles, and honestly, including telling you when you do not need us.
- If your snow load is normal and your eaves are clean, we will say so and save you the visit.
- No chisels, no hatchets, no pressure washing shingles in freezing temperatures.
- Water already inside? We relieve the dam, stop the water, and set up the permanent fix.
Licensed MN BC630708 · GAF Certified Contractor · Insured and bondable · Experienced with insurance work · Local crews, start to finish
Is Your Snow Load Actually A Problem?
Describe it by phone and we will give you an honest read before anyone pays for anything. Depth matters less than density and where the drifts sit.
When Roof Snow Actually Becomes A Problem
Minnesota roofs are built for Minnesota snow, and a typical snowfall is not a crisis. Anyone selling you panic after every storm is selling. The situations that genuinely warrant clearing:
- Heavy, wet accumulations and big drift loads. Especially on flat and low-slope roofs, long-span garages and older structures. Wet snow can triple the weight of the same depth of powder.
- Repeat-loading winters. When thaw and freeze cycles stack dense layers and the eaves carry ice ridges week after week.
- Ice dams actively forming. The ridge of ice at the eave that backs meltwater up under the shingles. This is the north-metro classic, and it is a water problem wearing a snow costume.
- Warning signs from the structure. New interior cracks, doors sticking mid-winter, visible sagging. Rare, serious, call the same day.
Ice Dams, Explained In One Paragraph
Heat escaping into an under-ventilated attic melts the snow blanket from below. The meltwater runs down to the cold overhang and refreezes into a growing curb of ice. Minnesota's freeze and thaw cycle feeds it daily, the pond behind the curb rises, and water works up under the shingles, arriving as a ceiling stain over the eaves, often in February.
Clearing snow and opening the dam relieves the symptom today. Ventilation, insulation and ice-and-water protection cure the disease permanently. We do both, in that order.
What We Do
Shingle-Safe Snow Clearing
The loading zones and the eaves relieved with roof-safe methods and depth judgment, not scraped to the granules. Often, removing the right portion of the snow is better for the roof than stripping it bare.
Ice Dam Relief
Opening drainage through the dam and clearing the eave ice using safe, shingle-friendly methods suited to the conditions. Never chisels, never hatchets, never hitting it harder.
Leak Triage While We Are Up There
If water is already inside, we trace it and handle the repair side too. Winter leak repair.
Flat Roof Load Relief
For homes and small commercial buildings carrying more than they should. Flat roofing.
Every visit is quoted honestly up front. Price depends on roof size, pitch, access, and what the winter has piled on it. No per-panic pricing.
What We Will Not Do
We will not hack ice with impact tools, pressure-wash shingles in freezing temperatures, or strip a roof bare for looks. All three damage roofs, and all three are, unfortunately, standard practice for winter rakes-for-hire.
And we will not sell you a clearing you do not need. If your snow load is normal and your eaves are clean, we will say so and save you the visit.
The Permanent Fix, So Next Winter Is Boring
Chronic ice dams are a building problem, not a weather problem. Under-ventilated attics and thin eave insulation, on exactly the housing the north metro is full of: 1950s to 1970s ramblers, story-and-a-halfs, and midcenturies.
The lasting cure happens at repair or re-roof: ice-and-water protection at the eaves, ventilation corrected, insulation gaps closed. If you are clearing ice every winter, that is the conversation that actually saves you money. Roof repair and roof replacement.
Ground protection down before work starts, Minneapolis. Winter work gets the same site care as any other job.
New step and counter flashing, Minnetonka. Ice-and-water protection and flashing are the permanent half of the ice dam answer.
Why Twin Cities Homeowners Choose Right Away Construction
- Actual roofers, not a guy with a hatchet. The people clearing your eave are the people who would have to repair it in April.
- We will tell you when you do not need us. A normal snow load gets a phone call, not an invoice.
- Leak and clearing in one call. If water is already inside, the same visit handles both.
- We fix the cause, not just this winter. Ventilation, insulation and eave protection at the next repair or re-roof.
- Local crews, start to finish. Thirty years of Twin Cities winters between our two owners.
The Standard, Not The Goal
At Right Away Construction, five-star service is the standard, not the goal.
Roof Snow And Ice Dam Questions, Answered
Depth matters less than density and pattern. A foot of powder is lighter than four inches of saturated slush, and drifts load one section while the rest sits easy. Flat roofs, long spans and older garages deserve the most caution. If you are unsure, describe it by phone and we will give you an honest read before anyone pays for anything.
From the ground, with a proper roof rake, on a single-story eave, reasonably and carefully, yes. Anything involving a ladder, a steep pitch, or standing on snow-covered shingles, no. Falls hurt worse than ice dams.
Yes, and that is the point of hiring roofers. We use safe, shingle-friendly methods matched to the conditions, opening drainage without tearing up the eave you will need intact in April.
Attic heat. More escaping warmth means more melt feeding the dam. It is ventilation and insulation, not luck. That is also why the permanent fix is a roof-system fix rather than a better rake.
Both, one call: 612-255-9605. Active leaks jump the schedule. Emergency roof repair. We relieve the dam, stop the water, and set up the permanent fix once things thaw.
Yes. Flat and low-slope load relief for small commercial buildings and multifamily properties, with the documentation an owner or a board needs. Apartments and condos.
A structural concern gets a same-day answer. Ordinary clearing gets scheduled honestly, in the order calls come in, and we tell you the real day rather than the one you want to hear.
Winter Roof Help
Tell Us What The Winter Has Piled On
Describe the roof, the drifts, and anything you are seeing inside. We will give you an honest read on whether it needs clearing at all, before anyone pays for anything.
- If the load is normal and the eaves are clean, we will tell you and save you the visit.
- Shingle-safe methods only. No chisels, no hatchets, no pressure washing in freezing temperatures.
- Water already inside? The same visit handles the leak.
Done the right way. Right away.
We answer the phone at 612-255-9605 during the day, and we call back the same day when we miss you.
Winter Help From Actual Roofers.
Safe clearing, honest advice, and the permanent fix that makes ice dams somebody else's story.