Snow on roof

Not to worry; the below picture is my 17 year old RV with 23" of snow on it that we got here in Central Oregon last weekend; then we got 4 days of rain... The key is having it covered, which avoids those expansion / contraction damages caused be the melting / re-freezing cycles. Shoveling off snow will most likely do more bad than good. Stay warm and dry.

Before I left the frigid north I swept the snow off the roof of the MH 'every' day. A lot of damage is done when the sun comes out and it melts the under layer and then at night THAT freezes. Can cause a lot damage to seams, vents etc as it gets under neath and heaves them. So I sweep it off every day instead of letting it get thicker and thicker with snow.

The one thing I can tell you NOT to do is brush the snow off the cab over. I used the extended RV broom commonly found at RV stores. It has a big broad brush and soft bristles. So I thought it was ok to use on the RV..........well, come spring my cabover decals had feathered cracked edges.:(

The decals are cold and brittle in freezing temps and me brushing the snow off feathered the edges.

I had 4 inches of ice on the roof of our Southwind, we just got 12 inches or more of snow today.

I'm not concerned about the weight.

I've probably got close to that on mine and I hadn't really thought about it. I don't plan to do anything with mine.

Hi,

I just remove the snow from the solar panels so the batteries can maintain a charge.

Steve

If it has not caved in yet, do nothing. You run a bigger risk of damaging the roof by shoveling than waiting time out for it to melt.