Loudoun County Ice Dam Removal

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Hi, this is Steve from Roofer911, we specialize in same day service for ice dam removal in all areas of Loudoun County Virginia. I took this picture of a home we did work on in Loudoun Virginia in February 2014.  Now you can see there's a lot of ice build-up and it goes up the roof about 3'.  Now the problem is, when the temperature warms, the ice starts to melt and the water can actually go uphill and underneath the shingles and inside the home.  Many times once the ice melts the water drops down inside the exterior wall and settles all the way down to basement and cause a major flood.  

So what we'll do here is remove all the ice from the roof, also the gutter here is going to be removed as well and I'll explain to you why in a minute.  Once the ice is all removed then we install Ice and Water Shield which is a rubber membrane and then the new shingles will be fastened into place.  Now, with the Ice and Water Shield underneath the shingles it's sealing each and every nail so if there was ever an ice dam build-up again and say the water going up underneath the shingles, the roof will not leak this time because the Ice and water Shield is sealing each and every nail underneath.

Now, back to the gutter, the Ice and water Shield is going to overlap the wood fascia about 4", then the gutter is going screwed into place, make sure that we screw it into the rafters and that the gutter is pitched perfectly.  Now, with the Ice and water Shield behind the gutter it's sealing each every screw that's holding the gutter into place.  So even if we had 2' of melting ice in the gutter and also on the roof this home is not going to leak because like I said, the nails holding the shingles into place are being sealed from underneath and the spikes are being sealed from behind the gutter.

Now another thing very important, say there was 2' of ice in the gutter and it's starting to melt that melting ice is going to go up underneath the shingles and this is where the real problem occurs because the wood fascia board behind the gutter where it meets up against the wood decking underneath the roof shingles there's an open breathing space and it's about 1" wide and it goes right across the entire length of the gutter.  Now with the Ice and Water Shield underneath the shingles and overlapping the wood fascia behind the gutter it's sealing that open breathing space.  

So, once all these procedures are done, this home in Loudoun County Virginia will not have any more ice dam roof leaks whatsoever.  If you would like a free estimate, please give us a call at 703-475-2446.  Thank you and have a wonderful day!

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