With the winter months upon us, many homeowners will experience leakage as a result of “ice dams”.

Formation of ice dams commonly occur along the eave edges, in valleys, and along dormers as snow builds up in these areas.  Warming temperatures and heat loss from the structure causes the underlying snow to melt and then refreeze at the eave edges, forming a build up of ice.  The end result is an ice dam.

The build up of this ice blocks additional melting and water run off.  The water then begins to build and back up underneath the shingles, entering the interior.  Leakage from ice dams is often significant and expensive to repair.  Our best advice is to have professional roofers remove heavy snow build ups as they occur.  For your own safety, it is recommended that only licensed and insured professional roofing contractors be contacted for this service.  They have the equipment and expertise to perform an otherwise dangerous task.

For all your roof snow and ice removal, contact Superior Services R.S.H., Inc. @ 517-321-8222 or 800-843-6561.

Ice dams form along the roof edge as a result of snow melting and then refreezing at the roof edge.  If this process is allowed to continue unchecked, several inches of ice may build up and water will then begin to back up the roof behind the ice dam and leak under the roofing shingles.  Most leakage will first appear where the exterior wall and ceiling meet and around window and door openings.  It is recommended that a licensed roofing professional be contacted for removal.  Roofing contractors will have the necessary experience and insurance to accomplish this otherwise dangerous task.