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dalyonstoday at 3:25 PM2 repliesview on HN

well it just has to stop significant buildup over multiple days right? IDK, seems pretty effective here in tahoe where ive seen it applied on parts of peoples houses


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dave78today at 3:50 PM

Do people in Tahoe heat-tape their whole roof or just the edge where ice dams would otherwise form? I've only ever seen the latter, and even doing that will be noticeable on your power bill.

dalyonstoday at 3:40 PM

also idk, tons of people up here have regular sheds for various purposes and they seem to survive just fine