Ice Dam Prevention

What This Service Involves

Preventing ice dams is far cheaper than repairing the water damage they cause inside a Western Washington home. Our approach combines keeping the eaves clear of snow after each storm with recommendations on the ventilation and insulation issues that let roofs melt unevenly. We can rake the roof edge on a schedule and install heat-cable or membrane solutions where a chronic problem exists. Addressing the cause, not just the symptom, keeps water where it belongs through the whole freeze-thaw season.

Benefits

Avoids the interior water damage dams cause; keeps eaves clear through scheduled maintenance; addresses ventilation and insulation root causes; offers heat-cable options for chronic problem areas

Our Process

1) Inspect the roof for uneven-melt warning signs; 2) Keep the eaves raked clear after storms; 3) Recommend ventilation or insulation fixes; 4) Install heat cable where dams recur

What Affects the Cost

Roof size and eave length to protect; severity and history of past ice dams; scope of ventilation or insulation work; whether heat cable is installed; frequency of scheduled edge clearing

Best Time of Year

Ice dam prevention works best when set up before winter and maintained through every freeze-thaw stretch of the lowland season.