Semi-detached house - neighbour's eavestrough is connected to ours. Where the houses & eavestrough meet, gigantic icicles have formed. Since it's winter & it's not safe for roofers to climb on the roofs, is there anything we can do to avoid possibly large amounts of water coming into our house? PLEASE HELP!! Thank you in advance.
2007-01-31 08:28:36 · 7 answers · asked by concernedjean 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
It's called an ice dam.
I learned of a trick- you take an old pantyhose leg and fill with calcium chloride crystals, tie off and place on the roof before a cold snap/bad weather. I put one out a couple of times a year: I can climb out onto my roof to place it. It keeps the ice from forming. You could probably place same in the gutters in the beginning of the season.
The problem really gets worse when the warm air of the attic warms the roof from underneath and the ice melts underneath but not on top where the temp is still cold. Then it has no choice but to run down inside the walls and windows. I had a ceiling ruined from ice dam my first year in this house.
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2007-01-31 08:51:10 · answer #1 · answered by CYP450 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Icicles Melting
2016-12-15 14:00:21 · answer #2 · answered by vavra 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the water is dripping into your windows, that's the first thing to deal with. If you can't put a funnel and pipe under the leak and divert it, at least lean a plank against your wall, over the window, to divert most of the water away from it.
Also, put a large container under the joint where the two sets of eaves troughs meet, and collect the water there. Again, if you have some way of siphoning off the water and putting it down the public drainage system, that would help prevent a flood in your house.
2007-01-31 08:35:47 · answer #3 · answered by lottyjoy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to have the ice removed. You can use calcium cloride salt (safe for shingles) and an axe. I have done it myself before. Use the salt on a sunny day, helps it melt faster then carefully chop at the ice. Creating troughs so it can melt away may be enough to help with the problem.
Good luck!
2007-01-31 08:36:19 · answer #4 · answered by his temptress 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hello i will tell you right now that a roofer will be able to take care of this problem, but it will be expensive. ice is no problem for an experienced roofer if you wave enough cash in his face. you need to decide if it is worth it to wait or to get it taken care of immediately. it sounds like you have a design flaw in the building, but a metal endwall may fix the problem...
2007-01-31 08:36:37 · answer #5 · answered by spoonman 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I use Youwave. Got it here: http://bitly.com/1k4cJ2e
Give it a try
Best
2014-07-23 19:31:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a broom or something and knock the ice off! otherwise it will just melt and get all in your house. there is also de-ice stuff you can get at atuo zone i think... hope that helps!
2007-01-31 08:35:44 · answer #7 · answered by melissapinkfloyd 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋