Josh Benson, Author at Ice Dam Guys®: Best-Rated Ice Dam Removal Near You & in USA

What to Do If You Can’t Afford Professional Ice Dam Removal: Tips for Homeowners

Media: USA Today Link: What to Do If You Can’t Afford Professional Ice Dam Removal: Tips for Homeowners Can the ice dam on your roof go away as quietly as it appeared? It’s possible. With some proactive effort, good timing,...
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Written on March 25, 2024

Removing ice dams from roofs

Media: Insider Link: Removing Ice Dams from Your Roofs Ice Dam Guys specializes in removing snow and ice from roofs, which can cause leaks inside houses. Employees shovel the snow first, then use a steamer to break up the ice. They...
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Written on September 16, 2023

BBC Interview with Joe Palumbo of Ice Dam Guys®

Media: BBC News Link: World Business Report The BBC’s Rahul Tandon interviews Joe Palumbo of Ice Dam Guys® in December of 2022 regarding the record-setting snow emergency in Buffalo, NY and on the increasing severity of heavy-to-disastrous snowstorms in recent...
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Written on December 30, 2022

Is Your Roof Safe?

Head Ice Dam Guy Joe Palumbo talks about the dangers ice dams can have on your home's roof after Chicago is blasted with winter weather. Joe talks with Bruce St. James of WLS-AM 890 in Chicago. ...
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Written on February 24, 2021

Heavy snowfall takes a toll on Chicago-area roofs — and collapses could be just the start of the misery

Media: Chicago Tribune Link: Heavy snowfall takes a toll on Chicago-area roofs — and collapses could be just the start of the misery This year’s especially snowy winter is weighing on Chicagoans’ hearts, spirits and shoulders. But most of...
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Written on February 23, 2021

An Ice Dam on Your Roof Can Cause Big Problems

Media: Spectrum News 1 Link: An Ice Dam on Your Roof Can Cause Big Problems While icicles can make for a pretty sight in the winter, they can also be a warning sign of a potentially major – and costly...
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Written on February 22, 2021

What is an ice dam and how do I prevent them?

Media: ReMax Results Link: What is an ice dam and how do I prevent them? What is an Ice Dam, and how do I prevent them? Prevent damage to your home AND save money? Say no more. Learn all about...
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Written on March 17, 2020

In the Treasure Valley, ‘dam’ is now a four-letter word

Media: Idaho Statesmen Link: In the Treasure Valley, ‘dam’ is now a four-letter word Joe Palumbo knows ice dams. He lives in Minnesota, where ice dams are a part of life. He started a company, Ice Dam Guys, to remove...
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Written on March 15, 2020

When should you remove snow and icicles from your roof?

Media: Yahoo! News Link: When should you remove snow and icicles from your roof? In the world of a child, knocking huge icicles hanging from a roof is the most fun game the winter can provide. But to the wallets...
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Written on March 15, 2020

Your Roof Can’t Wear a Puffy Coat in Cold Weather. Here’s How You Can Keep It Cozy.

Media: Farmers Insurance Link: Your Roof Can’t Wear a Puffy Coat in Cold Weather. Here’s How You Can Keep It Cozy. During snow and ice season, ice dams are an invisible threat that can cause major damage to your home...
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Written on March 15, 2020

The Man Who Invented Ice Dams

Media: Twin Cities Business Link: The Man Who Invented Ice Dams Before Joe Palumbo came along, they were just those annoying ice structures. Now they have a name and are part of a $2 million business. Joe Palumbo knows that...
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Written on March 19, 2019

The ice dam cometh. Are you ready?

Media: Boston Globe Link: The ice dam cometh. Are you ready? After the winter we had, our motto became: “Ice dams be damned.” My husband and I spent the summer with a parade of roofers and insulation contractors trying to...
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Written on March 19, 2019

Minnesota ice-dam wranglers find warm welcome out East

Media: Star Tribune. Link: Minnesota ice-dam wranglers find warm welcome out East A cascade of ice adheres along the side of a brick building in downtown Boston, Friday, Feb. 20, 2015. Ice dams have been a huge problem across...
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Written on March 18, 2019

When should you remove snow and icicles from your roof?

Media: Accuweather. Link: When should you remove snow and icicles from your roof? In the world of a child, knocking huge icicles hanging from a roof is the most fun game the winter can provide. But to the wallets of...
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Written on March 18, 2019

Officials urging homeowners to clear their roofs as rain approaches

Media: WAOW-TV Link: Officials urging homeowners to clear their roofs as rain approaches Experts are urging homeowners to clear their roofs as soon as possible, before multiple rainfalls hit central Wisconsin. “With the rain we’re expecting a lot of that...
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Written on March 14, 2019

Dam! The ‘ice cowboy’ is on your roof, doesn’t like what he sees

MPR News chatted with Head Ice Dam Guy Joe Palumbo about what you can do to try and prevent ice dams from forming on your roof this winter. ...
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Written on March 12, 2019

Ice dams proving to be cold reality this winter

When you motor into your driveway and look up at the roof line of your home and see a thin line of blue peeking out from under the snow line, you have a problem –– an ice dam problem that...
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Written on March 8, 2019

Ice Dam Guys® helps homeowners in Chicago

Media: BBM Newsradio Link: Ice Dam Guys® help homeowners in Chicago If you’ve got big icicles on your house, they could be the tip of an iceberg-size problem. WBBM’s Steve Miller reports. “An icicle is one of the first signs...
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Written on February 18, 2018

Too Small to Fall Victim to Identity Theft? Think Again.

Media: Inc. Link: Too Small to Fall Victim to Identity Theft? Think Again. Identity theft doesn’t just happen to big companies; it’s a problem for small operations, too. A few years ago, Joe Palumbo, owner of Minneapolis-based Ice Dam Guys®,...
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Written on April 4, 2017

Ice Dam Guys® Save Boise from Snowpocolypse

Joe Palumbo from the Ice Dam Guys® joined the show Building a Greener Idaho to discuss the Ice Dam Apocalypse that has been wreaking havoc this winter in the Treasure Valley and beyond....
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Written on March 27, 2017

Joe Palumbo chats with WCCO News Talk 830

It's no secret, winter in Minnesota has been brutal this year. Minnesotans have endured winter's worst from several feet of blowing snow, below-zero frigid temperatures and now, ice dams....
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Written on February 26, 2014

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