Ice Dam Removal Minneapolis MN
How do I know if I have an ice dam on my home?
If you have little ice icicles accumulating along the eave and in the gutter of your home you have an ice dam forming. Ice dams can cause a significant amount of damage to:
- Insulation in your attic and walls
- Rotting of the wall studs
- Damage to your floor and foundation
- Discoloring or dissolving your sheet rock
- Not to mention the belongings in your home
Methods For Ice Dam Removal
The only way to safely remove this ice dam is with steam. Our team of experts has over 25 years of experience removing ice dams from homes in the Minneapolis area. We use special shovels and a commercial grade Low Pressure steamer to melt away the ice. This insures no damage is done to the roof. Give us a call today!
Ice dams in a home are one of the biggest contributors to mold growing and spreading throughout your home. Where ever you have standing water for any length of time you have mold.
Ice Dams – The definition according to Wikipedia
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.[4] Meltwater 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.
If you notice Ice Dams forming on your house contact the experts at All In One Home Remodeling!
