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THE WARMING WEATHER MEANS ICE
DAMS ON YOUR ROOF... COULD CAUSE
SOME SERIOUS PROBLEMS.
TODAY...
REMOVED AN ICE DAM FROM THIS
HOME ON
MADISON'S EAST SIDE. CREWS SAY
THE FROZEN BUILDUP CAN
PREVENT WATER FROM DRAINING OFF
YOUR ROOF. THAT MEANS WATER CAN
START LEAKING INSIDE YOUR HOME.
THEY SAY THE BEST WAY TO PREVENT
ICE DAMS IS TO RAKE SNOW OFF
YOUR
ROOF REGULARLY.
((2:26:20 - Roof raking is
probably the most simplistic,
easiest way to do it. From the
ground, safest way to do it, but
there are other applications.
You
can use a heat tape and have
those installed for you.))
THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY SAYS IT
COSTS SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS
TO REMOVE AN ICE DAM.... BUT
LEAVING ONE ON YOUR ROOF COULD
COST YOU
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IF WATER
STARTS LEAKING INSIDE YOUR HOME.