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For this edition of the Scrub Hub, we are looking at ice dams: What are they, what causes them, and what problems are they making worse?
An ice dam is an ice build-up on the eaves of sloped roofs of heated buildings that results from melting snow under a snow pack reaching the eave and freezing there. Freezing at the eave impedes the drainage of meltwater, which adds to the ice dam and causes backup of the meltwater, which may cause water leakage into the roof and consequent ...
De-icing is defined as removal of existing snow, ice or frost from a roadway, airport runway, roof, or other surface. It includes both mechanical means, such as plowing, vacuuming or scraping, and chemical means, such as application of salt or other ice-melting chemicals.
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 a homeowner, knocking huge icicles hanging from a roof can be ...
Minneapolis-based Palumbo Services was the parent company, but in 2010, the owner got the rights for Ice Dam Guys. [2] Ice Dam Guys operates throughout the contiguous United States including in Oregon , [ 3 ] Idaho , [ 4 ] Illinois , [ 5 ] and Massachusetts .
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When the meltwater reaches the freezing air, ice accumulates, forming a dam, and snow that melts later cannot drain properly through the dam. [87] Ice dams may result in damaged building materials or in damage or injury when the ice dam falls off or from attempts to remove ice dams. The melting results from heat passing through the roof under ...
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