Protect Your Home from Winter Roof Damage Ice Dam Dilemma
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An ice dam may sound like a winter pileup on a frozen river. Actually, an ice dam may be forming much closer to home — and it could be destroying your roof and walls. An ice dam is a ridge of ice that forms at the edge of a roof and prevents melting snow from draining off the roof. This problem plagues many homeowners in our area, and it risks doing severe structural damage to a home and causing mold and mildew as well, creating a real mess. As snow melts near the top of the roof, water trickles down to the colder edges of the roof and freezes. This can cause water to back up behind the ice and leak under the shingles into the insulation, walls, ceilings, and other areas inside your home. It also may leak down the side of the house inside the walls. Ice dams can be a major problem in our area on roofs that haven’t been installed properly or lack proper venting or water shields around the perimeter. In other cases, your roof may be reaching an age where it simply isn’t protecting your home as well as it should. To guard against this problem, keep snow off the roof and clear gutters and downspouts year-round. Make sure you have good airflow from under the eaves or soffits along the underside of the roof and through the roof vents. This helps keep the air inside the attic cool enough to prevent the thawing-and- freezing cycles that allow ice dams to build up. Also, if you are re-roofing your home, a contractor can install an ice and water shield, a waterproof, rubberized asphalt covering under the shingles around the perimeter of your roof, to prevent water from seeping in. As March snowstorms come and go, keep a close eye on your roof for pockets of ice that are trapping water. If you are concerned about ice dam problems, don’t hesitate to call us to schedule a visit and consultation. We will be happy to help you assess the problem and develop a solution.
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