We've all lived through winter seasons that seem to never end, many in thanks to snow storm after snow storm. We bundle up, crank up the heat or stoke the fireplace and wait out the cold in hopes for an early Spring. Something many of us don't realize is that while we increase the heat inside and the temperature decreases outside, we're creating a perfect situation for an ice dam to be formed on our homes. When our attic space isn't insulated well enough and there isn't enough outside air flow into our eaves or attic spaces, the heat from our dwelling warms the underside of the roof making the snow melt slightly allowing it to then refreeze and start to build into an ice dam.
Ice dams prevent snow melt from escaping off your roof and in many cases create ice back-up under the roofing shingles which in turn will then melt causing water damage on the inside of the home. To see how you can help prevent this from happening check out the link below with helpful tips to remedy this situation.
http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/article/0,,1131314,00.html
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