Ice Dam Removal & Prevention in Walpole, MA

We keep Walpole's long, cold winters from forcing meltwater into your ceilings

Snow does not leave Walpole roofs as quickly as it leaves roofs on the coast. Once a storm passes, cold air tends to settle in, and the snow sits for days or weeks. Heat escaping from the living space melts the bottom of that snow, the water runs down to the overhang, and it freezes again where the roof is cold. Every day of that cycle makes the ridge of ice at the eaves taller and the pool of water behind it deeper.

Walpole's older houses are the most exposed. Homes around Walpole Center and in East Walpole often have thin insulation and attics that leak warm air, and many post-war capes have bedrooms tucked right under the roof slope with knee walls that are hard to insulate. When water from a dam starts showing up as a stain on the ceiling, we come out and cut channels through the ice by hand. The meltwater drains into the gutters, and nothing gets chipped or pried off your shingles.

Removal stops the leak, and prevention keeps the next one from starting. We install roof and gutter heat cables on the eaves that dam up every year, clean gutters in late fall so they are empty going into winter, and add Proflow or All Mesh Pro guards to keep them that way. Call (508) 399-7600 or send a photo of the ice through our form for a free estimate. Expect an answer the same business day.