roof heat coils

[gone fishin]

If you are diligent on turning the heaters on when needed you probably will not have any problem. If they are working right you probably will not have to rake snow off. You can see if they are working when you turn them on they will show the track where the wires are installed. I think you are doing the right thing by waiting to see if they are working and taking care fo the roof & gutters in the summer. It will give you a chance to store some scratch for the job.

[tattoobob]

I am not sure if this was said, but the whole problem starts when the snow melts, the snow melts due to no enough insulation in your attic you are having to much heat loss, heat rises.

I would keep the coils till the spring then I would put soffet vents and proper vents if you have vents on each side of the roof peek that should be fine, a ridge vent is better,

It is said that you should have 15 inches of insulation in your attic.

I have been dealing with ice dams in 2 houses for the last 20 years.

[american spirit]

Originally Posted by tattoobob

I am not sure if this was said, but the whole problem starts when the snow melts, the snow melts due to no enough insulation in your attic you are having to much heat loss, heat rises.

I would keep the coils till the spring then I would put soffet vents and proper vents if you have vents on each side of the roof peek that should be fine, a ridge vent is better,

It is said that you should have 15 inches of insulation in your attic.

I have been dealing with ice dams in 2 houses for the last 20 years.

thanks bob. my house is set up a little weird. the living room in the front has a tall slanted catherdral ceiling. so there is no attic space there. and i'm unsure how much insulation was put in that spot during initial construction (1972).

i did have the remainder of the house insulated properly. and installed the proper vents. so the tall ceilig section is the only problem area. but that pretty much runs the entire width of the house.