Services
Comprehensive ice dam service.
Snow, ice dams, roof leaks gone,
by calling icedamsteaming.com.
952-ICE-DAMS or 833-ICE-DAMS
Ice Dam Removal
With Low Pressure Steam
The primary focus when you think about removing ice dams from your roof should be “how do you remove ice dams from a roof without damaging the roof.” However, many people who need ice dam removal are in a panic because their roof is leaking, and they want the leak stopped quickly. While this is important, it’s more important to stop the leak and remove the ice dam without damaging the roof.
Our low pressure (100 psi) high temperature (290–300-degree F) steam is the preferred way to remove ice dams from all roof systems with zero damage. This method is preferred by experienced roofers like us, insurance companies and knowledgeable property owners. It’s important to avoid smashing or pounding on the ice, chipping the ice, or hiring a company with a hot pressure washer claiming to use a steamer. A low psi steamer should have an open gun without a trigger to ensure a consistent gentle temperature.
All of our steamers have open guns (do not have triggers) and are equip with two gauges for transparency. One gauge showing our safe low pressure of 100 psi. The other gauge showing our high temperature of 290–300-degree Fahrenheit. Our pressure and temperature stay the same throughout the entire process ensuring speed and gentleness.
To save you money and for safety, we send two guys to each jobsite not just one. Teams of two people is our standard practice for all residential jobs. And for commercial ice dam removal jobs we often send more people and more steamers. We use steam to remove ice dams from all residential and commercial roofs including the gutters, downspouts, scuppers and drains. Learn more about ice dam removal.
Roof Snow Removal
Plastic Shovels & Roof Rakes
As a roofer owned company with integrity, being gentle to your roof is important to us. Therefore, all roof snow removal equipment such as shovels and roof rakes are plastic. This means our equipment wears out not your roof. Furthermore, each team members are professionally trained by the owner ensuring his methods are utilized.
One of the easiest ways customers wind up with roof damage is from careless shoveling from untrained professionals. It’s very important to avoid DIY roof shoveling or hiring a neighbor kid. Roof shoveling is dangerous and should only be done by experienced pros like us.
We offer residential and commercial roof snow removal as a preventative and emergency service. Roof snow removal is an essential part of helping customers burdened with suffocating drifts, load concerns or ice dam issues. Our teams will work hard for you!
Heavy blankets of snow on the roof can smother vents and pipes, leading to trapped warm attic air. This will then lead to ice dams. Worse yet heavy snow can be fatal leading to roof collapses, structural damage and CO2 poisoning. We recommend removing snow from roofs promptly after it falls. This avoids the chance of the snow compacting and turning to ice from heat loss and rain and makes the snow easier to remove if done promptly. Learn more about roof snow removal.
Ice Dam Prevention
Heat Lines & Other Methods
Ice dam prevention is an important part of our service. We visually inspect, thermal image, photograph and video the property from the ground and while on the roof.
Our goal is to identify the reasons why the ice dams formed. With a combination of thermal imaging and visual inspection we look for hot spots on the roof and cold spots inside.
This technique will show us the areas of concern. We then discuss with you our recommendations to prevent future ice dams on your property. We understand how ice dams are formed, and we also understand building science and current building codes which help prevent ice dams.
We can assist you in ice dam prevention by suggesting building modifications such as improving insulation R-values, improving roof ventilation, modifying roof vents and more. Another recommendation we make, if needed for ice dam prevention, is heat line installation on the roof, valleys and in the gutter and downspouts. We professionally install heat lines on roofs for our clients. Learn more about ice dam prevention.
Thermal Imaging
Improvements With Technology
Thermal imaging is helpful to customers who want to find leaks, locate moisture, prevent mold and eliminate ice dams for good. Our thermal image cameras can see what human eyes cannot. Thermal imaging helps locate invisible moisture in walls, ceilings, floors etc.
We thermal image the interior and exterior of buildings and we often find leaking areas unknown to anyone. These areas indicate the importance of prompt service to prevent the leaks getting worse. We can send this info to your insurance company suggesting they cover the cost of our service.
Often times an insurance company will pay for our services after we send them our thermal imaging report. The insurance company must weigh the cost of covering vs not covering our steam ice dam removal service. Most times they find it’s cheaper to steam the ice dams than to deal with expensive remodel projects.
At Ice Dam Steaming we depend on the accuracy of Infrared thermal image cameras to help our customers who have ice dam issues. In certain situations, without thermal imaging technology moisture detection and ice dam prevention would be nearly impossible. Our customers learn a lot about their properties from thermal imaging. Learn more about thermal imaging.
Our Services
Coverage Areas
Ice Dam Steaming offers ice dam removal, roof snow removal, thermal imaging and ice dam prevention to the following states: AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, IA, ID, IL, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY.
Ice Dam Steaming fully understands the urgency of our services. Therefore, we ask that you please call us at either 952-ICE-DAMS or call us at 833-ICE-DAMS and also please complete our simple contact form. This will save time on the phone by providing us with your details in advance. Thank you!
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