Ice dams are a serious issue for homeowners and roofing professionals in cold climates or even where occasional snow may fall.
Images of houses with ice belt roofing.
The most solid solution is to install a metal roof.
Apr 16 2016 install metal roof ice belt panels to prevent ice dams by leo at metal.
I worked for a builder for 10 years before going on my own 2 years ago he started putting i and w under the entire roof for 2 reasons 1 it provided a quick weather tite and 2 it can t hurt to have it there.
Otherwise in a year or two when the roof is replaced the old shingles will be torn down and the ice belt will get damaged in the process.
Another example is the second image in this article where you see ice belt at the bottom of the low section but ice dams and leaks came in where roof changes slope to steep.
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Ice panels are used to reduce ice damming at the roof s edge.
Ice dams are formed by the continuous melting and freezing of snow due to heat escaping from the house or from a backup of frozen slush from the rain gutters the melted water flows under the snow and freezes as it reaches the unheated soffit area at the eaves thus.
Regardless of how new or modern a house is there is a good chance that it will be topped off with a flat roof now but if you can t picture how great they look we have all the pictures to prove it to you right here.
Can be ordered with ice belt rake edge.
However if your roof is pretty old we don t recommend installing an ice belt without replacing the whole roof.
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Idea is the same as with salt boxes blocked ventilation at the pitch change and actually complete lace of ventilation at eaves and the ridge.
Water and ice shield on entire roof bad idea.