House Holiday Decorating in Nashville: Protecting Your Roof

If you plan to decorate the outside of your home for the holidays, there are a few things you should do to protect your roof Nashville.

Wear gym shoes or boots that have a good amount of traction support. The top of your roof may have ice on it and one of the best ways to ensure your safety if you plan to go up to the roof to decorate is to wear the right shoes.

Do not use cheaply made or electrical cords. Using the wrong electrical cords on your roof can actually present a fire hazard and create major problems later on. If you plan to use lights, make sure that you use UL approved cords to keep your roof from becoming a fire hazard.

Do not nail any decorations into the roof. To secure your decorations, you need properly, you need to use decoration hooks that are specifically made to be used on the roof. The use of nails damages the shingles and can create deficiencies in your roof that can affect the safety and comfort of your home during the holiday season.

Consider installing your decorations on a layer of plywood before putting them on the roof to make installation and removal easier.

Plan out your whole roof decorating approach prior to going up on the roof Nashville, that way you can minimize the amount of times you have to go up there. The less times you go up on your roof, the better.

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Don't Let Snow and Ice Accumulate on Your Roof

One problem that homeowners need to be concerned about as the temperatures start to drop and snow starts to fall is their roofs. While the roof of a home is structurally designed so that most snow falls right off as it starts to fall, there will be times where there is a large of amount of snow accumulation that just seems to stick around. To prevent your roof from being overloaded with weigh from the snow, here are some things you can do.

• Keep your roof and deck clean and clear of snow and ice. Depending on the weather, this may or may not be an easy feat to accomplish.

• Use a roof rake to remove any accumulated snow and ice from your roof. This option gives homeowners the most control because of affordability; however, it may not be the best solution for homeowners who have large homes.

• Rake the snow in inches from the top of your home. Don’t drag the rake or you risk damaging your shingles.

• Be mindful and extremely cautious about any electrical or metal components on the rooftop. If your rake comes in contact with anything metal and electrical based, you could n up in the hospital.

•  Remove icicles by knocking them down with a broom. Watch your head and be careful so that they don’t fall on you.

• Always wear protective clothing and headgear.

Consider hiring a professional construction and roofing Nashville company for the job. Attempting to remove snow from your roof is very dangerous and hazardous for an untrained professional. Play it safe and hire a professional roofing Nashville company to tackle the job.

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Visit Bluebird Construction online or call us at 615-758-9101 to schedule an appointment to remove snow and ice from your roof.