Laying Coro on the Roof

[ebrady]

I am thinking about framing a Coro singing tree quartet and mounting it to the roof of my house.
I would like to lay the trees down in order to not visually block the roof outlines.

Would snow or water cause a problem for an element like this laying on the roof? I know Coro is really strong, but wet snow is fairly heavy also.
If I used mini-incans in the trees, do you think it would be possible to
a) generate enough heat to melt the snow off of the display?
b) generate enough light to see if the element were completely covered in snow

What are some possible mounting options that do not require me to drill into the roof?

Ed

[ErnieHorning]

Corro shouldn’t have a problem in itself if the light spacing isn’t too great, though you could potentially have an ice dam issue. Just like a driveway, a dark material will tend to melt snow better than a light one. If you get a foot of snow, it really doesn’t matter what it’s made out of if you can’t see the lights.

Mini incandescent’s only generate about half a watt, so they’ll only be able to bust through about an inch or two of snow, depending on the water density. Mini lights won’t melt through ice, though typically it’s clear, so the lights will shine through just fine.

Mini lights actually look pretty cool with a little snow on them in my opinion. The light is a diffused circle though the higher the snow, the less light will come out. In my trees, the snow seems to fall off in the wind or if the sun comes out, the snow just evaporates after a day or so, even at below freezing temperatures.

[dmoore]

HolidayCoro produces the Singing Christmas Trees in white and black coro and that may help with the melting of the snow.

[corytcline]

As far as mounting goes if I follow you correctly it sounds like you want this to be laying on your roof rather than standing. Just getting done laying tile in a bathroom you could try a tile adhesive. I think it would hold and would not need to drill should (should) be able to scrape off when done. Not thinset, what I used was called mastick and was more like a caulking material.