At least 2 inches of snow should remain on your roof. In other words, no one's roof in New England should be snow-free this month.

For the most, snow never needs to be removed from a sloped roof on a home built to code. This is because homes built to code can withstand the weight of the snow. Specifically, roofs can support ...

“You leave snow on the roof for added weight,” the reader said. This is especially important with a rear-wheel-drive car, she added. (Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images) She was cold. That's the ...

But if there's more than two or three feet (60 centimetres to one metre) of compacted snow on the roof, it should be cleared off. If people are doing the work themselves, he recommends using a ...