Roof Snow Removal in Bellevue

The Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2019 to 2023 five-year estimates) puts the median year Bellevue's housing was built at 1980. About 49 percent of the city's homes were built before 1980, about 30 percent before 1970, and about 23 percent in 2000 or later.

Age matters under snow because a roof's capacity assumes it is sound. The Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety puts most residential roofs at about 20 pounds per square foot of snow before they are stressed, unless the structure is damaged or decayed. An older roof with a soft spot or an old leak is the one to clear first, and an older attic is worth checking for the air leaks the University of Minnesota Extension says start ice dams.

The City of Bellevue's Permits and Inspections office, at 1510 Wall Street. The city says its mission is making sure construction and maintenance of structures in Bellevue meet strict safety standards, and that it received an ISO Building Code Effectiveness rating of 1 for commercial and residential work in 2009, a rating it says only five jurisdictions in the country have received.

A repair or replacement after the winter goes by the city's rules, and we work to them.

NOAA publishes no 1991 to 2020 snowfall normal for Bellevue or for the weather station at Offutt Air Force Base. Two published normals nearby are Eppley Airfield in Omaha, at 27.1 inches a year, and Plattsmouth 1E in Cass County, at 25.3. January and February bring most of it at both.

What matters more than the total is the kind of snow: FEMA puts a foot of heavy, wet snow at about seven times the weight of a foot of light, dry snow, and the IBHS says two feet of old snow under two feet of new can reach 60 pounds per square foot.

Our crews clear snow by hand and steam ice dams off the eaves, so nothing is chipped off a roof that may already be near the end of its life. OSHA says falls cause most of the deaths and serious injuries in rooftop snow removal, so its first advice is to clear from the ground; our roof rake guide covers what you can reach safely yourself. The ice dam removal page covers the ice, and roof snow removal covers the rest of the job.

Bellevue, like Papillion, is in Sarpy County, and our Papillion office at 110 N Washington St handles the towns near it; our headquarters is in Omaha. Office hours are 9 to 5, and during storms and emergencies we take night and weekend calls. Call us at (402) 291-8888. After the snow, the roof, gutters and siding are looked at in one free visit, with photos and a written estimate. The Bellevue page covers the rest of our work in the city, from the neighborhoods around Offutt to the older blocks of one of Nebraska's oldest cities.