Services / Ice dam removal
Heat sneaks out of the attic, snow melts, and the melt refreezes into a ridge of ice at the eaves that pushes water back under your shingles. We clear ice dams across Moncton, Riverview and Dieppe, and we fix the reason they formed. Cleared early, a dam is a small job and your ceilings stay dry.
Ice dams are one of the most common winter roof problems in Greater Moncton, and one of the most damaging when they linger. Warm air escaping the attic melts the underside of the snowpack. The water runs down the roof, hits the cold overhang and refreezes. Layer by layer that ridge grows into a dam, and the next melt has nowhere to go except sideways, under the shingles and into the house.
By the time a ceiling stain shows up, water has been travelling for a while. Catch the dam while it's still ice on the eaves and the whole thing stays outside, which is exactly where we come in.
Steam melts the dam free gently. The shingles underneath stay intact and sealed, which is the whole point of doing it this way.
The drainage path gets opened back up so the next melt runs off the roof instead of pooling behind ice.
We check whether water already found its way in, and document what we find with photos.
Active entry points get sealed for the rest of melt season, so the permanent fix can happen on your schedule.
The dam is a symptom. On every removal we look for the cause and give you a straight answer on what would stop it coming back:
Is heat escaping? Warm attic air is the engine behind almost every dam we clear.
Proper ridge and soffit airflow keeps the roof deck cold, so the snow melts from the sun instead of from your furnace.
On your next roof replacement, membrane at the eaves and valleys gives melt water a sealed layer to sit against instead of your decking.
For chronic trouble spots like valleys and north-facing slopes, cables keep a drainage channel open all winter.
"Mack and his crew were awesome. They worked diligently, cleaned everything up afterwards and left us with a beautiful roof."
Heat escaping your attic melts the snow on the roof. The melt runs down, hits the cold eaves and refreezes into a ridge of ice that backs water up under the shingles. The dam is the symptom; the attic is usually the cause.
Yes, and that's exactly why we use it. Steam melts the dam free gently, so the shingles stay intact and sealed underneath.
Most homes get there with better attic insulation, proper ridge and soffit ventilation, and ice and water shield at the eaves on the next reroof. Heat cables handle the stubborn spots like valleys and north-facing slopes. A metal roof goes furthest of all: it sheds the snow before a dam can form.
NB ice dam season runs December through March. The best time to clear a dam is while it's ice on the eaves instead of water in the living room. Cleared early, it's an afternoon's work and your winter carries on.
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