We were thrilled to be featured in an article on New England Ice dams, in one of the leading real estate blogs, Massachusetts Real Estate News. We know we’ve got the leading edge technology solution for stopping ice dams, and appreciate this recognition. The article provides some great links to information about Boston’s record snow falls […]
New England Ice Dam Solutions For When You Can’t Prevent Them
We live in New England so snow and ice are a fact of life. What’s different in New England is the frequency of winter storms, really long cold spells and the ice dams the resulting ice dams. So we’re looking to contractors and building supply companies in truly cold climates, places that have found created ice […]
Why a New Roof Won’t Prevent Ice Damming
We’re talking to a lot of homeowners who’ve gotten a new roof in the last few years, and they still ended up with ice dams. They’re confused because they thought a new roof would prevent ice damming, and obviously that’s not true. The confusions starts when anyone assumes that a roof is a stand-alone product, […]
Assessing the Damage from Ice Dams
Hopefully we’re through most of the snow for this winter, and before we move into spring, you’ll want to make sure you’ve identified and repaired any problems caused by all the snow. Some damage from the snow is obvious, but a lot of things aren’t really visible until you go searching to find how far […]
Staggering Ice Dam Insurance Claims
The statistics on this year’s winter storms and ice dam insurance claims is staggering according to the Insurance Journal article, Insurers Brace for Claims as More Snow Expected to Hit Storm-Weary Boston. Boston has removed over 10,000 truckloads of snow six feet (72 inches) of snowfall in 30 days, breaking 1978’s record of 58.5 inches. Boston […]
Ice Dams and Your New England Home
They might look magical but icicles signal that you have problems on your roof. If you have icicles hanging off your roof this means that melting snow is not able to flow freely off the roof, which in turn creates an ice dam.Behind the ice dam is water that can’t escape and flow off your […]