Ice Dam Removal Services MN

Removing an ice dam is extremely important maintenance for your home. An ice dam, on a smaller scale, is a problem of house and building maintenance in cold climates.

An ice dam can occur when snow accumulates on the slanted roof of a house with inadequate insulation and warm air leaks into the attic at penetrations for plumbing stacks, wiring, chimneys, attic hatches, recessed lights, etc. These warm air leaks are known as attic bypasses.

Heat conducted through the insufficient insulation and warm air from the attic bypasses warms the roof and melts the snow. Melted water flows down the roof, under the blanket of snow, onto the eave and into the gutter, where colder conditions on the overhang cause it to freeze. Eventually, ice accumulates along the eave and in the gutter. Snow that melts later cannot drain properly through the ice on the eave and in the gutter.

This can result in:
• Leaking roof (height of leak depends on extent of ice dam)
• Wet, ineffective insulation
• Stained or cracked plaster or drywall
• Rotting timber
• Stained, blistered or peeling paint

Call Fine Shine Exteriors today and schedule your Ice Dam removal Services. 651-353-8174