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Hi, this is Steve from Roofer911. We specialize in ice dam removal in all areas of Prince
William County Virginia. When you look at this picture, you'll notice this gentleman
standing at the top of the ladder and he's using a low pressure steamer to remove ice
dam that's built up in the gutter and also on the roof. To be perfectly honest, I highly
recommend against it and I'll explain why. When they use the steamer to melt the ice,
all the water is going inside your home between the outside siding and the drywall and if
you live in a high town home that water is traveling down all levels of your home and
will settle all the way down to the basement. Once the contractor is done removing the ice
from the roof and the gutter you'll be happy because the leakage has stopped but what about
when we receive another big snow storm and there's an ice dam build-up, your home is
going to leak all over again so the money that you spent was completely thrown away.
What I highly recommend is to remove the gutter, sometimes we have to cut the gutter in 3'
sections because there's 12" of ice built-up and it's a lot of weight. If we removed the
entire all at once then that gutter is going to fall down and whatever is below is definitely
going to get damaged. So like I said, once the gutter is removed the next step is remove
three or four courses of roof shingles right down to the wood sheathing. Next, we install
ice and water shield to the wood decking. Now, here's the very important part. The gutter
has now been removed, the ice and water shield is going to overlap the wood fascia and then
we will staple into place. Next, the new gutter is going to be screwed into the rafters but
now the ice and water shield is behind the gutter and it's sealing the screws that are
holding the gutter into the rafters. So, even if we had 12" of ice built-up in the gutter
and on the roof from the next snow storm you will not have any leakage due to ice dam.
If you would like free estimate, please give us a call at 703-475-2446. Again, my name
is Steve and we specialize in ice dam removal in all areas of Prince William County Virginia.
Thank you and have a wonderful day!