Ice Dam Removal & Prevention in Warwick, RI

We stop Warwick's nor'easters from leaving behind ice dams that leak into your home

A nor'easter hits Warwick differently depending on where you live. In shore villages like Conimicut, Oakland Beach and Buttonwoods, wind off the bay drives snow across the roof and stacks it on the sheltered side, behind chimneys and against dormers. Storms near the water often finish as rain, which soaks into that snow before a hard freeze. The result is a heavy, icy edge along the gutter and a pool of meltwater behind it looking for a way inside.

Up in Cowesett and out on Warwick Neck, houses tend to be bigger, with long rooflines, valleys, skylights and porch roofs tying into the main house. Each of those is a place where snow collects and ice can trap water. In inland neighborhoods like Norwood, Hoxsie and Gaspee, many homes are capes and ranches with low eaves and little attic space. Whatever the house, the removal is the same: hand-cut channels that let trapped water out, with shingles and gutters left undamaged.

Once the water is moving again, we look at why the dam formed and what will keep it from coming back. Often it is a gutter that went into winter full of leaves, a shaded eave under big trees in Pawtuxet or Cowesett, or a skylight or valley that gathers meltwater. Heat cables, a fall cleaning and gutter guards handle most of those. Send a photo of the ice or call (401) 274-3030. You will hear back the same business day, and we let you know the day before we come.