How-to’s

How to Protect Your Home from the Snow and Ice of Winter Storm Jonas

Date: January 23, 2016

Winter Storm Jonas is barreling up and down the East Coast, and some of the effect reach as far south as Alabama. Many residents are in the path of Jonas aren’t used to snowstorms like it, which is forecast to bring between 18 and 24 inches of...
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DIY Ice Dam Removal: a Good Idea?

Date: February 14, 2014

No, you should not try to remove ice dams from your roof yourself. Not unless you’re a trained and experienced pro who’s been on hundreds of roofs and logged hundreds of hours with an ice-dam steamer (which I’m guessing you don’t have lying around the...
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3 Roof-Raking Tips for Quicker and Easier Roof Snow Removal

Date: March 25, 2013

Call us at 1-800-ICE-DAMS if you have an ice dam on your roof and live anywhere in the lower 48. We are properly licensed, bonded, and insured, and are the top-rated ice dam removal company in the US. You can end the leaks with a phone call...
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Ice Dam Prevention Tip – Turning the Heat Down

Date: December 20, 2011

As cold and icy as ice dams are, they can’t form without heat. You know the story of how ice dams form. It’s winter, it’s cold, and you crank up the heat, but your attic isn’t properly insulated, so the heat rises up through your...
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Pre-Vacation Ice Dam Prevention Measures

Date: December 2, 2011

You’re planning a wintertime vacation.  It’s a lovely time of year to travel.  You’ll have a great time! But when you get back home, what will you find?  Will you find a safe, comfortable home that’s exactly the way you left it—or will you return...
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5 Ways to Deal with Water Leaks Caused by Ice Dams

Date: November 25, 2011

Let’s get one thing straight right away – if an ice dam on your roof is causing your ceiling to leak, there’s no way to stop the leaking without having the ice dam removed. But if you want to control the leaking as much as...
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3 Ways to Minimize Ice Dam Removal Costs

Date: November 12, 2011

Call us at 1-800-ICE-DAMS if you have an ice dam on your roof and live anywhere in the lower 48. We are properly licensed, bonded, and insured, and are the top-rated ice dam removal company in the US. You can end the leaks with a phone call...
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eHow.com’s poor advice for ice dam removal

Date: September 24, 2011

I am shocked to see a quality site such as ehow.com give such poor advice on how to remove an ice dam. We have been in the ice dam removal industry for more than 15 years. You should never strike an ice dam with any...
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