Alumin Siding Ice Dam

Though ice dams can look picturesque with dangling icicles it s actually hard on your home.

Alumin siding ice dam.

Aluminum s masters is proud the be the service provider many homeowners count on for their ice dam removal needs. It s an effective if tedious solution but only for single story homes. The most long term solutions involve air sealing improvements and improved insulation. An ice dam is defined as a build up of ice that gathers on the eaves of sloped roofs.

If you pull the snow down it can t melt and form an ice dam. And an ice dam would cause a situation where icicles form on siding. An ice dam prevention products snow rake which is an aluminum scraper mounted at a right angle on a telescoping aluminum pole is the simplest solution for occasional heavy snows. But homeowners with ice dam problems make compromises all the time and often resort to inelegant solutions like wide metal flashing or electric heating cables.

If the ice dam gets big enough you can still end up with a ceiling leak. Ice dams on gutters result from melting snow over a heated building reaching the eave and freezing. To take a more pro active approach in preventing ice dams you can install ice belt metal panels which are installed along the eaves to block water. Now for those that are listening and aren t familiar with ice dams it s probably a good thing that you re not.

It is important to have an ice dam removed and not just wait for it to naturally melt away as the weather heats up because the water can get under the shingles of your roof causing problems as it gets into your home where it can cause even more problems.