There are some important things that a home owner should remember when working on his roof and while it's important to maintain proper maintenance of the roof by checking things like gutters and shingle strength a few times a year, a home owner might run into the need for VA roof repair if he is too enthusiastic about working with heat tape. Heat tape is a method of taping pipes and other vulnerable spots so as to keep them from freezing in the wintertime. The tape is an electrical means of keeping a home's pipes unfrozen but it can be dangerous when used on a roof.