Flat Snow Roof

Snow and your flat roof there are a few common misconceptions regarding flat roofs that are stubbornly persistent.

Flat snow roof.

Excessive rain heavy snow and built up ice all pose extra challenges for flat roofed homes. This down bearing pressure can cause the roof to bow and result in ponding under the roof structure. Without that space heat inside your house can warm up your roof melting any snow that s piled up. Another is that they cannot handle as much snow weight as pitched roofs because the snow sits directly on the roof.

A flat roof gives your home a sleek modern profile but it comes with its own share of special considerations. When water from that melted snow works its way to the edges of your roof where it isn t as warm and then re freezes it can also form ice dams. One of them is that flat roofs leak more easily than pitched ones. While not frequent per se the low slope of a flat roof does make it more prone to certain problems particularly when it interacts with the elements.

As snow falls it can accumulate on your flat roof putting unnecessary weight on the structure.