Ice Dam Removal & Prevention in Plainville, MA

We stop Plainville ice dams from dripping into bedrooms and living rooms

Much of Plainville's housing is capes and ranches, and both are classic ice dam houses. On a cape, the upstairs bedrooms are tucked under the roof with knee walls and sloped ceilings, leaving almost no room for insulation. On a ranch, the roof pitch is often low, so snow and meltwater sit longer. Either way, heat from inside melts the snow from below, and the water refreezes when it reaches the cold eaves.

Because these roofs are low, the damage shows up close to home. A dam on a ranch sends water into the living room ceiling or down inside the wall below a window. A dam on a cape soaks the knee wall and the bedroom behind it. We stop the backup by hand. We carefully cut channels through the ice so the trapped water can drain into the gutters, and we do it without pulling the dam loose, which protects shingles and gutters.

Homes near Lake Mirimichi and Turnpike Lake add another factor, since wind across the open, frozen water drifts snow onto nearby roofs. For houses that dam up every winter, we install roof and gutter heat cables, clean gutters before the snow and add gutter guards so leaves do not freeze in them. For a free estimate, call (508) 399-7600 or send us a picture of the roof edge. We reply the same business day.