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homeowner
Citizen
Username: Nancys60
Post Number: 7
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Monday, January 26, 2004 - 6:46 pm: |     |
Want to get some opinions and prices on how to approach the problem (have read varied perspectives on MOL). |
tourne
Citizen
Username: Tourne
Post Number: 301
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Monday, January 26, 2004 - 10:48 pm: | |
Insulate! |
jgberkeley
Supporter
Username: Jgberkeley
Post Number: 3418
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, January 26, 2004 - 10:52 pm: | |
Ice dams are caused by heat passing thru your home, the ceilings, the attic space then the roof. Ice or snow melts then flows down.
Then when the water meets an area of the roof where no heat is present (Eve, Porch)it re-freezes.
You can do some to midigate the problem with insulation, and even some more with re-roofing projects, but the only real solution that I have found is to install ice wire.
This is made just for the job, and is a wire that warms to the heat of a 20 watt bulb and installed in 'V' patterns. This allows the water to stay water until it reaches the gutters and flows out.
Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark; professionals built the Titanic. |
Ed May
Citizen
Username: Edmay
Post Number: 1929
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Monday, January 26, 2004 - 11:10 pm: | |
mitigate
Ed May |
tourne
Citizen
Username: Tourne
Post Number: 302
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 27, 2004 - 10:15 am: | |
Seal up warm air leaks into the attic and insulate the attic with cellulose which is a better air barrier than fiberglass. Fix the cause, not the symptom. Hire a contractor who knows how to seal an attic/building envelope and uses cellulose insulation. |
peteglider
Citizen
Username: Peteglider
Post Number: 453
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 27, 2004 - 10:31 am: | |
BUT -- a short term fix to get you through this winter -- heating cables in the gutters and along the edge of the roof.
If the problem is severe -- this will limit the damage. But ultimately, the attic needs more ventilation and more insulation!
Pete |
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