![]() On top of that, we do it safely so as not to damage your roofing materials. We even guarantee to stop the water from flowing into your home within 30 minutes of beginning work. Ice Dam Crew can not only help, but we do it quickly. Removing the ice dam from your home or business is the only way to allow the water to flow down your roof. Water will always find a way down and that can mean into your home. As your roofing materials aren’t designed for this, they simply don’t stand a chance. As water backs up from the ice dam, it starts moving underneath your shingles and starts looking for the easiest way to move down. Shingles and other roofing materials are designed to help water flow off your home. ![]() Often, this is near the gutters which is where many ice dams begin. This means snow melts in those areas before it melts in areas that have better insulation or are lower on the roof. The heat is always released from your home, however, it comes more rapidly from vents, skylights and other areas that have less insulation. That ice builds up and creates a wall (ice dam) that holds water which either freezes and increases the size of the wall or it builds up behind it forming a puddle. As the water from the melted snow comes in contact with the snow that hasn’t melted, it gets colder and colder until it eventually freezes. Heat escaping from your home rises and melts the snow, but not all at the same time or in the same areas. They block water from going down your roof which prevents your roofing materials from doing their job properly. The short answer: Ice dams are walls of ice on your roof that act like any other dam. Once the ice dam is removed, the water will flow as normal outside of your home and not into your home. We are also one of the most trusted companies in the USA at finding and removing ice dams from roofs. We work all over Sioux Falls and the surrounding areas. After working on thousands of homes, we are skilled at operating in these conditions. The Ice Dam Crew are those professionals. Putting a ladder up and then climbing to reach the roof during these conditions is something that should be done by professionals. Getting on your Sioux Falls roof any time of the year can be dangerous, but even more so when it is cold and wet. The only way to stop it is to remove the obstacle which is an ice dam. Ultimately, it can end up in your ceilings which will be damaged and may fall and ruin your personal items. If that water continues to back up, it will go under your roofing materials and down the path of least resistance. However, if you have snow on your roof and icicles coming down from your gutters, the water can actually be from an ice dam that is preventing the water from the melting snow from running into your gutters and out of the drains. ![]() Icicles can be beautiful and make a home's appearance unique. Residents of Sioux Falls know how our winters can be and how much snow we can see come down. ![]()
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