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They aren't actually for snow, they're decorative. They are supposed to look cool and old timey. <shrugs> I don't get it, but many people seem to like them.
Am originally from Iowa. We had electrically heated wires to melt snow on the edge of our roof. if you let it go water will back up under shingles and ruin your sub roof. That fix is $$$$$$$
Also I think fewer people in Chicago have them, because the climate is much colder. DC is just far south enough that snowfall often melts and refreezes pretty often in the winter--the risk of ice is much greater. Chicago doesn't get the freeze-melt-refreeze cycles.
I lived in Charlottesville for five years and we had some pretty hellacious ice storms as well as significant snowstorms. Not fun in the piedmont. When I lived in Chapel Hill in the 1980s, I had to drive north to DC in an ice storm that paralyzed DC. It was the worst drive of my life. Plus, nothing is designed for snow and cold, and they don't have the removal equipment so a minor snowstorm up north becomes a major event down there.
Those things are necessary on metal roofs, which allow heavy layers of snow and to avalanche down really fast. Dangerously so. I have never seen them used on other kinds of roof material, though. Asphalt shingles have rough surfaces that slow the slide.
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Tho it's hard to tell from the op's pic; my bet is that is a slate roof, which also requires them due to the smooth surface.
They aren't actually for snow, they're decorative. They are supposed to look cool and old timey. <shrugs> I don't get it, but many people seem to like them.
Yeah, they are for snow/ice. The house pictured is likely 150 years old, or older, so it's somewhat "old timey" to begin with.
Liking them has nothing to with it. I don't like gutters but I have them because they're necessary.
Myself, being from south Florida, I've never seen these Ugly 'Things' before!
I'd rather have utility than looks. Sometimes it's necessary to have "ugly" things in or on your house.
I don't like the look of sump pumps or well pipes sticking out of the ground, but I would rather have them than not have them. Gutters, hoses and outdoor electrical outlets aren't exactly beautiful either, but they serve a purpose.
HUH? I live in Western NY and we don't even notice them. We're just used to them. They don't ruin anything. In fact, they save your roof and inside your home! If you've ever lived through ice dam damage, you'll think these things look like diamonds! Ice causes a TON of damage in many areas. A few years ago, had an ice cam and it destroyed the ceiling in our library. It caused a ton of mold in our attic insulation as well. A VERY expensive problem!
I'm from Michigan and lived in Pennsylvania and I don't remember seeing those before. I have heard of them though.
I'm in Michigan and we have them on the building I work in. And yes, they are pretty unsightly.
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