Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Ice dams

[Elizabeth Magill (pastorlizm]

We have two issues we discussed ad nauseum this winter--does the ice that 
collects in the corners of roofs that turn 90 degrees signify that we have ice 
damns? (And thus, should they be removed?)

AND whose job is it to remove snow from the roofs of porches when it goes above 
the flashing around the windows and at the intersection of the porch and the 
building?

It is clear in both cases that it is the HOA's responsibility...but should the 
HOA ask each homeowner to do the work, assign the BNG team to do the work, look 
for volunteers to do the work, or hire outside help to do the work?

And we have still not resolved the answer to those questions. 
There is much hope that we won't have another winter like this one (some 
people's second story windows were completely blocked by the snow on the 
porch). 

Was last winter a one in a hundred years, or a preview of how climate change 
will alter our local weather? We don't really know.

In any case I'm in the "hire it out" camp but we have used some combination of 
get some volunteers, and wait until it melts.

-Liz
(The Rev.) Elizabeth M. Magill
www.worcesterfellowship.org
www.mosaic-commons.org
508-450-0431

>> On Apr 30, 2015, at 3:14 PM, Richart Keller <richart.keller [at] gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Hi all
>> 
>> Anyone have any guidance as to how condos/cohousing handle ice dams legally
>> and practically?
>> 
>> We are trying to develop a workable policy.
>> 
>> Rick Keller
>> Pioneer Valley Cohousing
>> Amherst, MA
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