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The gentlemen that were here were very courteous and made sure we were happy with the job before they left.
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Stacked porches. Shady hills. Ice at the eaves.
Ice Dam Removal & Prevention in Woonsocket, RI
On a Woonsocket triple-decker, an ice dam at the roof edge can send meltwater into a top-floor apartment before anyone downstairs notices. We open the ice so the water drains and help keep it from coming back.
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- Family owned since 1985
- 4.9★ · 500+ Google reviews
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At a glance
Mr. Gutter removes ice dams by hand on homes and multi-family buildings across Woonsocket, RI, cutting channels through the ice so trapped water can drain. Heat cables and a fall gutter cleaning help stop the next one. We have been family owned since 1985, and the estimate costs you nothing.
Last updated October 2026
- Service area
- All of Rhode Island & nearby MA
- In business since
- 1985, family owned
- Reviews
- 4.9★ · 500+ Google reviews
- Estimates
- Free, no obligation
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
We stop Woonsocket ice dams from leaking into third-floor ceilings
Woonsocket's housing was built for mill workers, long before anyone worried about energy codes. Many of the triple-deckers and two-families on Social, Fairmount and Constitution Hill went up with little or nothing in the attic, so heat from the top apartment rises straight into the roof deck. Snow on that roof melts from underneath, slides down to the cold overhang and freezes again. A week of January nights like that leaves a ridge of ice holding back a pool of water.
The trouble is where that water goes. On a three-story building it backs up under the shingles and shows up first as a brown stain on a top-floor ceiling, often in a unit where the tenant may not mention it right away. Stacked front porches with their own shallow roofs catch ice too, and gutters loaded with ice can tear loose and drop onto the steps or the driveway below. By spring, the damage is in the plaster, the trim and the insulation.
When we come out, the work is done by hand. Working slowly from the roof edge, we cut channels through the ice so the meltwater pooled behind it has a way out to the gutters, and the shingles and gutter come through unharmed. After that, we look at why it formed: clogged gutters, a shaded roof, an attic that runs warm. Send a photo of the ice through our form or call (401) 274-3030, and you will hear back the same business day with a free estimate.
Call (401) 274-3030Why ice dams form on Woonsocket homes
Warm top-floor apartments
Older triple-deckers often have little insulation between the top unit and the roof. Heat escapes upward, melts the underside of the snow, and the water refreezes at the overhang where the roof is cold. The warmer the top apartment, the faster that ridge of ice grows.
Low-slope roofs and stacked porches
Many multi-family buildings here have shallow main roofs and porch roofs stacked one above another. Water moves slowly on a gentle pitch, so it has more time to freeze before it reaches the gutter, and a small porch roof can ice over completely.
Hills and close neighbors
On Woonsocket's hillside streets, houses sit close together and shade each other's roofs for much of a winter day. The shaded side keeps its snow long after the sunny side clears, which gives ice more days to build along the eave.
Blackstone Valley cold
Woonsocket sits in the river valley along the Massachusetts line, well north of the bay's milder air. Hard freezes follow most storms and thaws tend to be short. That pattern of quick melt and quick refreeze is exactly what feeds an ice dam.
How we handle ice dams
Careful work by hand, then a plan so they don't come back.
Channels cut by hand
We carefully cut channels through the ice dam so the water trapped behind it can drain off the roof and out through the gutters, without tearing into the shingles.
Heat cables
Roof-edge and gutter heat cables keep a path open for meltwater in the spots that ice up every winter.
Learn more →Clear gutters before winter
Packed gutters hold water that freezes solid. A fall gutter cleaning, or gutter guards, lets meltwater drain.
Before next winter: keeping ice off Woonsocket roofs and porches
Start in the fall. A gutter cleaning after the leaves drop gives meltwater an open path, and on a tall building that matters even more, because nobody wants to fix a frozen gutter three stories up in February. A set of Proflow aluminum or All Mesh Pro stainless mesh guards stops the leaves from coming back. On eaves and porch roofs that ice up every winter, we install roof and gutter heat cables. The deeper fix is in the attic: more insulation and better air sealing over the top apartment keep the roof cold. That is a job for an insulation contractor rather than a gutter company, but it is worth asking about.
More for Woonsocket homeowners: gutter installation, repair and cleaning in Woonsocket, and our guide to preventing ice dams.
Ice building up on your Woonsocket roof?
Call before the water finds its way inside. We answer the same business day: (401) 274-3030.
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Our Clients' Reviews
4.9★ · 500+ Google reviews from homeowners across Rhode Island & nearby MA
One section of my gutter system had a hole in it. Mr. Gutter had great reviews, so I called them. They were very quick to respond, I sent a photo, and within minutes they gave me a reasonable quote to replace it. It was just replaced, they were very pleasant, would definitely use them again, highly recommend!
Maureen R.Customer review
Easy to schedule. They came out within a few days and did a great job. I can tell because the nor'easter hit us two days later!
Pamela B.Customer review
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you reach an ice dam on the third floor of a Woonsocket triple-decker?
Yes. We work from a safe position at the roof edge and cut channels by hand through the ice dam so the water pooled behind it can drain into the gutter and away from the building. We take our time around the shingles and the gutter so the roof comes out of it in the same shape it went in.
I own a rental in Woonsocket. Can you look at the ice without me there?
Yes. Send us a photo of the ice along the roof edge and any ceiling stains your tenants report, and we can often tell you what is needed from that. Call (401) 274-3030 to set up the work, and we let you know the day before we come so you or your tenant knows to expect us.
Can heat cables keep my stacked porch roofs from icing?
They can. The small, shallow porch roofs on Woonsocket multi-families are some of the first places to ice over, and a heat cable run along the eave and through the gutter keeps a channel open for meltwater. We look at the roof and gutter first to see where the cable will do the most good.
What are the signs of an ice dam on a three-story house?
Thick icicles hanging from the gutters, a raised ridge of ice along the roof edge, and gutters sagging under the weight are the outside signs. Inside, check the top-floor ceilings and the walls under the eaves for water stains. The sooner the trapped water has a way out, the less it soaks into plaster and insulation.
Ice dam removal near Woonsocket
We remove ice dams and install heat cables across Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts.
Locations We Serve
From Providence and the Blackstone Valley to Newport, South County and over the line into nearby Massachusetts, our crews cover all of Rhode Island and the towns that border it.
Rhode Island
- Providence
- Warwick
- Cranston
- East Providence
- Pawtucket
- Woonsocket
- Lincoln
- Smithfield
- Cumberland
- Barrington
- East Greenwich
- Coventry
- Newport
- Narragansett
- All RI towns
Massachusetts
We serve all of Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts towns from Sutton and Walpole to Fall River (not beyond Fall River). See every town.
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Tell us what's going on and a member of our team will get back to you to set up your free estimate. Prefer to talk? Call RI (401) 274-3030 or MA (508) 399-7600, or text us a photo at (401) 274-3030.
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