What Can I Do to Remove an Ice Dam From my North Garden Home?

2/21/2023 (Permalink)

We respond to water damage emergencies 24 hours a day in Albemarle County.

Our team in Charlottesville responds to water damage emergencies every year in North Garden. Here are some tips from Travelers Insurance on removing an ice dam:

Removing an ice dam from your roof immediately after spotting the signs can be critical to helping prevent damage to your home. One way to remove an ice dam is to melt it using calcium chloride ice melt.

Step 1. Using a roof rake, remove snow 3-4 feet from the edge of your roof, being careful not to damage the roof covering or to allow snow to build up around walking paths or to block emergency exits

Step 2. Use a calcium chloride ice melt product, which you can generally purchase from your local hardware store. Be sure not to use rock salt or sodium chloride, which can damage your roof.

Step 3. Fill a nylon stocking with the calcium chloride ice melt

Step 4. Safely place and position the calcium chloride-filled nylon stocking vertically across the ice dam so that it can melt a channel through the ice

Step 5. Cover and protect any shrubbery and plants with lightweight tarps near the gutters or downspouts for the duration that the calcium chloride stockings remain in place

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When you have a water damage emergency in your North Garden home or business, our team in Charlottesville is Here to Help.® Call us today at 434-977-5850.

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