Ice Dam Removal & Prevention in Foster, RI

We stop Foster ice dams from rotting farmhouse sills and soaking old walls

With Jerimoth Hill inside its borders, Foster sits higher than anywhere else in the state, and elevation changes winter. Storms that bring rain to Providence can drop snow here, and cold nights keep it frozen on roofs for longer stretches. That gives ice dams time. Each sunny afternoon melts a little snow, each night freezes the runoff at the eave, and the ridge of ice slowly gets taller.

Foster's houses add their own weak points. Many are older farmhouses that grew over the years, with an ell, a kitchen wing or an attached shed joined to the main house. Wherever two roofs meet, snow piles up and meltwater collects. Old farmhouses also tend to have little attic insulation, and if a wood stove runs all day, the roof above it stays warm. When water gets past the ice, it runs into walls, sills and old timber framing.

Every ice dam we take on is opened by hand. We cut channels through the ice carefully so the trapped water can drain off the roof and out of the gutters, without harming the shingles or the gutter. Since many Foster homes are a long drive down quiet roads, start with a photo: call (401) 274-3030 or send one through our form. There is no charge for the estimate, and we answer the same business day.