Roofing

I was in the middle of the big snow storm in Pittsburgh. I have about 10-12 inches of snow on my roof with about 1-2" of ice under that. I also have gutters full of overflowing ice. Is it advisable to hire someone to get the snow and ice off of the roof and out of the gutters? If so, should it be a...

I am building a 24x30 cabin,the roof will lay on the 30 ft side,and there will be a loft,the loft I want to have clearance of a least 7 ft,I want to use 2x6x20 for the roof,but I need to know what angle should I cut the 2x6x20 to get this pitch?

Which is a better way to go roof shingles or a metal roof . And which is more durable and lasting ?:)

Can anyone tell me the pros and cons between these two roofing materials. I am in charge of having a roof replaced for our city council. We have had several contractors come in and give us estimates and its down between these two. Both are at the same cost. This is going on a building with a flat...

We measured a roof but we don't understand how to find the number squares we need to lay the roof or the number of bundles of shingles. We know 10x10 is a square but after measuring how many square is the problem. The roof measures like this; 125 foot long and 5 foot 3inches wide, the dormer is...