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Prevent ice dams before the snow even falls. ... Icicles hanging along the eaves of your house may look beautiful, but they spell trouble. ...
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www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/article/0,,1131314,00.html
www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/article/0,,1131314,00.html
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Welcome to the Building and Construction Technology Program at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA ... It’s easy to understand that allowing water to leak into your house is a bad idea. Ice dams cause millions of dollars of damage every year. Much of the damage is apparent.
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bct.nrc.umass.edu/index.php/publications/by-title/preve...
bct.nrc.umass.edu/index.php/publications/by-title/preventing-ice-dams/
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Ice dams are caused by the roofing being at different temperatures in different areas of the roof. Often, the heat loss from your house will warm up the top part of the roof. As the snow melts and goes down the roof, it refreezes when it reaches a colder spot, which is usually at the edge of the roof because it...
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yourhousedoctor.tv/about/ice-dams/
yourhousedoctor.tv/about/ice-dams/
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RAKE SNOW, ICE FROM ROOF BEFORE ICE DAMS DEVELOP; Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe ; ...prolonged cold are ideal conditions for ice dams to form, with additional possibilities of leaks into the house.
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www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-156886346.html
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Discusses causes and prevention of new ice dams; remedies for existing ice dams; and health implications of a water-damaged home. ... What causes ice dams?; There is a complex interaction among the amount of heat loss from a house, snow cover, and outside temperatures that leads to ice dam formation.
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www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/housingandclothing/D...
www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/housingandclothing/DK1068.html
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Homeowner Sonja Sweek is doing major renovations to her Capitol Hill row house. She recently hired a new contractor because she wasn't happy with the work done by the first contractor. But before she starts the next phase of her renovation project, she wants a report card on the work done to date.
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www.hgtv.com/hgtv/shows_hdt/episode/0,,HGTV_3852_6035,0...
www.hgtv.com/hgtv/shows_hdt/episode/0,,HGTV_3852_6035,00.html
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If ice dams are building up and no heaters are in place, ... The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Service recommends snow removal first. In a real emergency with water actively flowing into the house, UMCES says make channels through the ice dam to allow the water behind the dam to drain off the roof.
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www.oldhouseweb.com/stories/Detailed/10487.shtml
www.oldhouseweb.com/stories/Detailed/10487.shtml
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Ice dam causes and solutions ... How ice dams can cause such damage is a mystery to many people. Let me first explain how they cause the damage that they do. Then, I'll offer some suggestions on how to bulletproof your house against them. A warning...
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www.naturalhandyman.com/iip/infxtra/infdam.html
www.naturalhandyman.com/iip/infxtra/infdam.html
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Keeping the gutters clean of leaves will not reduce the occurrence of ice dams. However, clean gutters can keep them from overflowing and spilling rainwater next to the house. This can cause moisture problems in the house.
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www.statefarm.com/learning/loss_prevent/learning_losspr...
www.statefarm.com/learning/loss_prevent/learning_lossprevention_icedams.asp
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