Roof Ice Damming

trfour · 12-22-2009, 11:22 PM

Winni-Retired
For this winter, I would purchase some good thermostatically controlled heat tapes to get you out of the woods for now... Maybe a heat loss evaluation could pick up any problem areas, that could be addressed with insulation at a more favorable time of year.
I feel for you as I would leave on a two week snowmobile trip only to return home to find ice dams had formed and damaged the interior walls with water leakage.

Very definitely, keeping the roof temp closely related, inside and out through insulation and soffit venting is the cure.

Best wishes,
Terry

12-22-2009, 11:22 PM	#17
trfour Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lakes, Central NH. and Dallas/Fort Worth TX. Posts: 3,694 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 3,067 Thanked 472 Times in 236 Posts	Very Good Advise By Lakesrider & beaner... Winni-Retired For this winter, I would purchase some good thermostatically controlled heat tapes to get you out of the woods for now... Maybe a heat loss evaluation could pick up any problem areas, that could be addressed with insulation at a more favorable time of year. I feel for you as I would leave on a two week snowmobile trip only to return home to find ice dams had formed and damaged the interior walls with water leakage. Very definitely, keeping the roof temp closely related, inside and out through insulation and soffit venting is the cure. Best wishes, Terry __________________ *trfour* Always Remember, The Best Safety Device In The Boat, or on a PWC Snowmobile etc., Is YOU! Safe sledding tips and much more; http://www.snowmobile.org/snowmobiling-safety.html