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Hi Chris:</span></font>
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Boy, another great idea.</span></font>
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I think one contractor did mention that, but for some reason we decided it was not
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Now, would I have to put tape all over the deck, and on the roof above to stop the snow
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<i>> Marylin-</i></span></font>
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<i>> How about a little squirt of heat with a small bit of electric heat tape? Gardeners around here use them (along with row covers) sometimes to warm up beds for earlier spring planting. You could set this up on a timer, a T-stat, or simply plug it in when needed.</i></span></font>
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<i>> Uses some electricity, but pretty efficient and cost-effective in the big scheme of things.</i></span></font>
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<i>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trace_heating></i></span></font>
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<i>> Chris</i></span></font>
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<i>> TimberGuides Design & Build</i></span></font>
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<i>> Van Isle</i></span></font>
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<i>> Marylin wrote</i></span></font>
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<i>> ..:"Here's the problem, best as I can state it. </i></span></font>
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<i>> When I had my green roof put on the addition to my home, the roof came</i></span></font>
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<i>> higher than the place it would have been without due to necessary</i></span></font>
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<i>> engineering, so the 'ground level' is only about 2 inches below the door</i></span></font>
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<i>> For a couple of years in a row now we have had much snow and a giant fast</i></span></font>
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<i>> What seems to be happening, best as I can figure out, is that the sun has</i></span></font>
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<i>> sort of 'glazed' the surface of the ground due to the sun and cold so when</i></span></font>
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<i>> the rapid thaw hits, the water cannot get to the normal drainage channels,</i></span></font>
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<i>> and because the glazing has evened out the roof surface and counteracted the</i></span></font>
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<i>> roof drainage slope, the water backs up through my door and causes mucho</i></span></font>
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