ICE DAMMING

Ice dams are the large masses of ice that collect and hang over the lower portion of the roof. Ice damming will only occur when there is significant depth of snow on the roof and attic temperatures are above freezing – chiefly due to uncontrolled and excessive heat loss and air leakage. The conditions causing ice dams could be present for years before you actually see ice dams. The conditions have to be right and the winter of 2003-04 had some of these conditions.

The good news? The situations causing ice damming can be fixed and as well as extending the life of your roof you’ll save energy too!

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