Comments on: How To Prevent Ice Dams

By: Ceiling Stains | Structure Tech Home Inspections

Ceiling Stains | Structure Tech Home Inspections — Tue, 14 May 2013 09:57:42 +0000

[...] stains appear at the ceilings along outside walls at the corners, it’s typically the result of ice dam leakage. If the insulation in the attic is insufficient and there are attic air leaks, it’s very [...]

By: Reuben Saltzman

Reuben Saltzman — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:41:01 +0000

Hi Grace, as you probably already know (but some readers may not), the ‘ice guard’ is there to help prevent leaks from happening, but won’t increase or reduce the formation of ice dams.

The change in flooring probably doesn’t have anything to do with it, and it’s unlikely that the removal of the tree had much effect as well. Newly sprung air leaks isn’t likely either. You would do well to hire someone in your area that offers infrared inspections to get to the bottom of it.

By: grace

grace — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 04:11:34 +0000

New roof with 6ft of ice guard installed last spring and now very large ice dam by my north facing front door that never sees the sun. Never had this problem before. My gutter downspout and extentions are frozen solid with trailing ice traveling down the outside of the downspout despite having been cleared of snowcover. A few other changes, last spring changed whole house flooring from carpet to laminate and 2 yrs ago removed an evergreen that probably blocked some of the elements. Not sure that these things are even related. Lastly, last summer had an insulation contractor come by to look in the attic, unsolicited of course, hmmmmmm?? Would this be a case of newly sprung air leaks?

By: How to prevent ice dams from the exterior | Structure Tech Home Inspections

How to prevent ice dams from the exterior | Structure Tech Home Inspections — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:08:45 +0000

[...] written about how to prevent ice dams by fixing attic air leaks and insulation, as well as several hack methods showing how to remove ice [...]

By: How To Remove Ice Dams | Structure Tech Home Inspections

How To Remove Ice Dams | Structure Tech Home Inspections — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:29:47 +0000

[...] will be plenty of people dealing with leaking roofs from ice dams. I have already blogged about how to prevent ice dams from happening, but I get far more inquiries about how to remove ice dams. There are plenty of [...]

By: Unintended Consequences of Adding Insulation | Structure Tech Home Inspections

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:01:21 +0000

[...] costs during the winter, and help to prevent snow from melting on the roof, in turn eliminating ice dams. That’s great, but what else changed that wasn’t supposed to? Here’s a list [...]

By: Poorly Insulated Eaves at Old Houses | Structure Tech Home Inspections

Poorly Insulated Eaves at Old Houses | Structure Tech Home Inspections — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:21:07 +0000

[...] that this lack of insulation at the eaves starts to become a bigger concern is when the home has ice dams. Insufficient insulation at the eaves is a common contributor to ice dams, and there’s no [...]

By: The Weekenders: Winter = Ice Dams « Upstater

The Weekenders: Winter = Ice Dams « Upstater — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:24:45 +0000

[...] Hopefully this will help us get through this winter, but over the long term, we need to do further insulation and ventilation work in the attic to hopefully keep it from happening again. [...]

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» How to Prevent Ice Dams — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 21:42:33 +0000

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By: MCAS Roofing & Contracting

MCAS Roofing & Contracting — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:43:16 +0000

Homeowners often overlook the importance of insulation to prevent roofing damage. They think it only helps keep heating and cooling costs down. Good to see you bringing attention to this important roofing topic!