Snow Wedge

[spendaviscpa]

Hello Hearth.com members!! I’m a long time reader of this site, however I don’t post much. I’m in the process of buying a mountain cabin that is at the 5,000 foot elevation. There is no woodstove or chimney. There was one at one time. A heavy snow took it off and the owners did not put it back up. I’m debating putting one back in the same spot. If I did, I’d use a snow wedge or cricket, as some people call them. Do you guys think this provides adequate protection for the Class A pipe?

Yes, it’s a metal roof.

I do know that it would be best to exit the roof near the ridge. To exit near the ridge would make for an undesirable cabin layout. I’m not saying it’s not possible, just not the ideal situation inside the cabin.


Please tell me what you think!

As always, thank you very much for your replies!

 

[BCC_Burner]

One of these will work, but invest in a roof rake and be vigilant about clearing any snow that doesn't shed from the area before it forms an ice dam.

 

[Holiday]

What is the annual snowfall? If it's extreme that will help but as stated above, you would want to rake it off periodically if for some reason it's hung up and not sliding off.

 

[begreen]

A cricket and proper roof bracing should help make a difference.

 

[spendaviscpa]

Thank you everyone for the replies. I read somewhere on the internet that the average snowfall is 152 inches for this area. The realtor said she has seen 4 feet accumulated often and 6 feet once, in the last few years. This is a place that I plan to use regularly in the wintertime. I’m guessing that this will be a spring time project as it could get snow anytime.

Thanks again!

 

[Holiday]

Like you said, the ridge would be ideal then as you see what can happen. I don't know if there are taller wedges available that do a good job. I bought a used stove from a cabin location and he gave me the chimney as I asked for it before I saw it. Well it was dented and creased even to the inside pipe. Amazing what snow can do, I was quite surprised to see the condition of that stuff.