Ice Dams Can Cause Water Damage in Your Bennington Count Vt. Home

4/5/2021 (Permalink)

Give us a call if you have an ice dam that is making a mess inside your home. 802-375-1500

What is an ice dam you might ask? An ice dam is thick build ups of solid ice along the eaves of you roof. Ice dams are formed because heat builds up in your attic which warms your roof but does not warm your eaves. That snow then melts due to the warmth of the roof from the attic and then the snow freezes again once it reaches the cold eaves. And finally, the ice accumulates along the eaves and forms a dam. Then the meltwater from the warm roof begins to back up behind the ice dam and flow under the shingles in your home causing you to have a water damage.  

                We here at SERVPRO of Bennington and Rutland County have experience in remediating your home if you have been impacted by an ice dam. We have a team of trained professionals who are all certified in IICRC water and mitigation work. Our team along with our state-of-the-art equipment can make your home that has been affected "Like it never even happened."  However, there are a few tips and tricks that can help you prevent ice dams forming all together!

• Use heated cables. These will allow you to equalize the heat on your roof.
• Use a fan box. Place a fan box and aim it at your roof where the leak is actively happening. Doing this will freeze the water and help stop the leak from continuing.
• Rake the snow from your roof using a roof rake!
• Adding more insulation to your attic floors to help keep the heat from rising.
• If your attic has an unsealed hatch cover it with weather stripped caps.

These are just a few helpful tips to prevent/ fix ice dams. If you have any further questions or have a water damage in your home or business, please call us at 802-375-1500!