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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: franksolich on September 23, 2016, 06:50:48 PM
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http://jackpineradicals.com/groups/diy-home-improvement/forum/topic/ice-buildup-on-a-glass-roof/
Oh my.
alcina (138 posts) September 23, 2016 at 3:46 pm
Ice buildup on a glass roof
We moved into a new house last year that has a greenhouse on top of the garage. It’s nice, and very useful. But a few times of the winter, large chunks of ice slid off the roof onto our neighbours’ driveway. It was at the point that they informed us that the previous owners had paid them several times for damage the ice had done to their car. Luckily they weren’t home when this happened last year, and once we heard about it, we just let them park in our drive. But we don’t want to go through that again, and I’ve been trying to figure out a way to prevent the buildup.
So far, the best solution I can find is those plastic ice breaks you can attach to your roof. But I’ve called about a dozen roof repair companies, and none will touch this. We thought about adding a heat strip to the metal framing, but I’m not sure that would help much.
Does anyone here have any ideas? If it helps to see photos, let me know and I’ll post a few.
Matariki (1639 posts) (Reply to original post) September 23, 2016 at 3:53 pm
1. Don't have any ideas, but post photos
because it sounds really cool!
I was thinking heat too. Why do you think they wouldn’t help?
Hmmm. It sounds as if an intriguing problem.
<<<will watch thread in case it develops with more Manny's jackass primitive input.
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alcina (138 posts) September 23, 2016 at 3:46 pm
Ice buildup on a glass roof
We moved into a new house last year that has a greenhouse on top of the garage. It’s nice, and very useful. But a few times of the winter, large chunks of ice slid off the roof onto our neighbours’ driveway. It was at the point that they informed us that the previous owners had paid them several times for damage the ice had done to their car. Luckily they weren’t home when this happened last year, and once we heard about it, we just let them park in our drive. But we don’t want to go through that again, and I’ve been trying to figure out a way to prevent the buildup.
So far, the best solution I can find is those plastic ice breaks you can attach to your roof. But I’ve called about a dozen roof repair companies, and none will touch this. We thought about adding a heat strip to the metal framing, but I’m not sure that would help much.
Does anyone here have any ideas? If it helps to see photos, let me know and I’ll post a few.
I got ideas dummie. All of them expensive.
1. Knock out the panes of glass, dummie. No build up will occur then. Buy new panes and replace in the spring.
2. Keep the greenhouse very warm with a fan blowing the heat on the panes so that moisture won't freeze on the glass. That is what the year round greenhouse farms around here do.
3. Have the roof redone so the ice slides somewhere else.
4. Take out the greenhouse.
$500 dollars please. Hey! A guy gotta make a living somehow in this O'conomy.
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Scrape off the snow when it falls or put a heat source in to melt it all away every time it starts to build.
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Move the MJ grow operation off the top of the garage.
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Hmmmm.
I overestimated the technical skills of Manny's jackass primitives.
The original topic and the first comment are the whole thread even now, after all night.
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Move the MJ grow operation off the top of the garage.
:lol: :lol:
That was funny. Made me LOL!!! H5!
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Move the MJ grow operation off the top of the garage.
Actually, I think weed needs a warm and humid environment, which would warm up the greenhouse glass and prevent an ice build-up.