Ice Dam Help

[Saltheart]

Today is D day. When the warmer air and rain start , you will either get lucky with some places through the ice dams to let dranage occur or you will get it inside. It doesn't take much to get some drain action. Even if its just running between the house and the back side of the gutter is will keep it from backing up the slope and beyond the overlap of the shinkles.

Piemma did it the best way , just totally remove that ice cap but most can't do that do to lack of equipment (no ladder) lack of strength or lack of know how. Unless you are used to doing handyman stuff , stay off the high ladders etc. A broken neck is worth a million roofs so be smart. Ross's salty balls (that doesn't sound right ) will likely save the day for many people.

[ecduzitgood]

I'm lacking something for sure but, luckily my BIL isn't. He took my Korkers and jumped right in. We, or really he got the snow off. About 7' up on the backside, which is where it was doing the most damage. We laid Calcium chloride in nylons , pretty much the whole length. Took about 3' of snow off the garage roof and then the front of the house. Most of the snow to about 5'-6' and again with the nylons,. Keeping my fingers crossed, but I am very relieved.
I hope this is only a wake up call.
I'm getting some insulation tomorrow and getting to work.

[O.D. Mike]

Originally Posted by ecduzitgood

I'm lacking something for sure but, luckily my BIL isn't. He took my Korkers and jumped right in. We, or really he got the snow off. About 7' up on the backside, which is where it was doing the most damage. We laid Calcium chloride in nylons , pretty much the whole length. Took about 3' of snow off the garage roof and then the front of the house. Most of the snow to about 5'-6' and again with the nylons,. Keeping my fingers crossed, but I am very relieved.
I hope this is only a wake up call.
I'm getting some insulation tomorrow and getting to work.

You let someone on your roof with Korkers...

[Slipknot]

I know Mike, that's the second time I've seen that written by people here

korkers on roof shingles, nice combo

[ecduzitgood]

I don't think the Korkers could have caused much damage, the shingles were cold thus I don't really feel they could penetrate the shingles, if they were warm than I could see them penetrating. It's a second layer of shingles that my step father and I put on 22 years ago and it's time for stripping and replacing anyhow, after all the water dam issues. I am going to the Home show next weekend to look into having Interlock roofing installed, unless it's too expensive compared to other options, and now that my stepfather has passed and I no longer have the sack for heights, I'm leaving it to the pro's. Now I'm wondering what type of penetration the Korkers could of had, I think I'll have to experiment with them on some cold shingles, on the ground/driveway which won't have any give unlike the roof. Has anyone found Korkers cause damage this time of year or is it speculation? I still think having the weight off the garage and the ice dams under control will be less costly than what the Korkers could do, time will tell and perhaps it will be another lesson learned