Winter can be hard on all things household, and this past winter was a dickens. Along with record cold, the quantity of snow that fell caused all sorts of headaches for me at the cabin.
In years past, when snow built up to a certain level, the first warm day that came along would break the friction hold, and the snow would slide off harmlessly.
Not so this year. It just built up deeper and heavier with each snowfall.
I shoveled off a good portion of it, but my error was to overlook the portion nearest the peak of the roof. I thought by removing most the weight, the roof was safe from collapse. I never once gave the chimney a second thought.
That first warm day finally came along, and once the roof heated up, the remaining snow finally broke loose. With a few feet to build up some momentum, when it hit the chimney it simply folded the section of metalbestos over and sheared the flange completely off the roof — leaving behind an open hole about 10 inches across!
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