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Nervous About Ice Dams

chisue
5 years ago

We still had leaves on the trees very late this fall. Our landscapers were done for the year, then we had a big wind storm. They came back an extra time to clean up the ground, but more debris than usual was left in the gutters.


We have over a foot of snow on our roof. We've had days of sub-zero temperatures. Today and tomorrow it will be above freezing, with drizzle and freezing rain -- then we are back to below freezing again.


What can we do to prevent ice dam damage? I remember once we swept snow off the roof above the gutters, exposing about two feet of shingles to the sun. This let the snow on the roof melt, and let the snow and ice in the gutters melt too.


Should we do this again this year? We have a broom for the purpose, and our gutters are at the 9-10 foot height.

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