Comments on: Ice dams–What are they?

By: Ben Christy

Ben Christy — Sat, 14 May 2011 23:28:38 +0000

Nice article. I used to think ventilation was the key to eliminating ice dams. I’ve seen serious icicle and ice dam formations occur on ventilated roofs. It doesn’t take much snow to block off continuous ridge ventilation, stopping it altogether. Also, California’s new Wildland Urban Interface laws prohibit soffit ventilation, so new homes are being built without any ventilation. Ice dams occur more now than ever. New, high-efficiency roof ice melt systems can be found at http://www.summiticemelt.com. We found their systems to be a hybrid of the others out there, and they have performed very well.

By: Darin Rohead

Darin Rohead — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:52:00 +0000

Great Blog with some good points on how to prevent ice dams. Another option to consider is the easy retrofit of a Thermal Technologies roof deicing system for a home’s roof eaves and valley’s. It will permanently solve any ice dam issues cause by heat loss from the home, radiant heat from the sun, difficult exposure, poor architectural designs…. the list goes on. There can be many challenges to trying to fix a poorly designed home and attic structure. Check them out at http://www.thermaltechusa.com. I know there looking for companies such as yours to promote and install systems in Toronto.