Ice Dam Removal & Prevention in Swansea, MA

We keep Swansea's freeze-thaw winters from forcing water under your shingles

Swansea gets two kinds of winter. Along the shore in Ocean Grove and Gardners Neck, close to Mount Hope Bay, storms often start as snow and change to rain, then a cold front freezes everything solid overnight. That rain-on-snow pattern loads the gutters with slush that turns to ice. Farther north, toward Hortonville, North Swansea and the Rehoboth line, it stays colder and snow lasts longer on wooded lots.

Both versions build ice dams, just differently. By the water, it is repeated thaw and refreeze, each cycle adding another layer at the eave. Inland, it is snow that lingers under the trees while attic heat melts it from below. Some of the smaller homes near the shore are older cottages and capes that were added onto over the years, often with low ceilings and thin insulation right under the roof, which makes them especially prone.

When ice is already holding water on your roof, we remove it by hand, carefully cutting channels through the dam so the meltwater can drain through the gutters. No chopping the dam off in chunks, no prying at frozen shingles. Afterward we can open frozen downspouts, clean the gutters and install heat cables on eaves that ice up winter after winter. Call (508) 399-7600 for a free estimate anywhere in Swansea.