We can provide the gutter accessories you need to protect your home from ice damming.
Ice damming is a major concern for properties here in the Cleveland, Ohio area. Our winters are long and cold, and while running your heating system ensures your interior stays cozy on freezing days and nights, it also creates the perfect conditions for ice damming along your roofline. Here at Ohio Gutter Solutions, we offer solutions to help protect your roof and gutters from damaging ice dams, and we’d be happy to assess your property and create a customized solution.
Heat rises, which means that for many properties, it often escapes through the upper sections of the roof. This can melt any snow or ice covering that area, which will then trickle down to the eaves. In severe cold weather, that meltwater can then refreeze once it reaches the much colder areas of the roof, which creates ice damming. The refrozen meltwater traps additional meltwater, causing it to back up under the roofing materials. This leads to leaks, water damage, and even mold growth.
Our team can install heating cables along your roof, creating safe meltwater pathways and preventing it from refreezing in those key areas along the eaves. We’ll assess your roofline and create a plan for the heating cables – for some properties, we may only need the heating cables in specific areas like the north-facing roofline, while others may benefit from more extensive cabling. Once the cables are installed, they gently warm the pathways down the roof, gutters, and downspouts, allowing the meltwater to safely drain away and preventing ice damming.
If ice damming is a concern for your property, don’t hesitate to contact us to get a quote for heating cables. We’re proud to serve our community here in Cleveland, and we look forward to helping you protect your home during the winter months.