Find Out How to Get Better Gutters

Ice Dams form when heat loss from a house creates a nonuniform temperature on your roofs surface. When heat escaping from the roof brings the roofs temperature above 32 degrees F it causes the snow on the roof to melt. When the water from the melted snow works its way down the roof the water may hit a spot with less heat loss from the house where the roof surface is under 32 degrees F. This will cause the water runoff to freeze creating an ice Dam.

Getting rid of ice dams is simple. You want to create a uniform temperature across our roof. This can be accomplished by adding insulation, increasing ventilation, and sealing off any possible air leak that would create hot spots on your roof.