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Ice, DAMN! That ain't happening on this roof!

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This video provides an expert explanation on the causes and consequences of ice dam formation on roofs. It differentiates between heated and unheated roof sections, detailing how temperature differentials and cycles of freezing and thawing lead to ice dams, and highlights the extensive damage they can inflict on a home.

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And what are we doing since it's a 312 pitch? Um, what do we do? We have to do anything special for that. >> No, because this this roof is a it doesn't get heat. >> Okay. >> Typically ice motor shield the whole thing because you have a heater space and then you have the overhand. >> Gotcha. >> So what's going [snorts] to happen? The heat is going to escape on this area. >> Ice dam. >> Correct. But over here it's not heated. >> Okay. >> So the ice is going to melt and everything is going to melt at the same rate. >> Okay. Okay, that makes sense. >> Yes. So, typically if it was a heater space, a whole different application. But in this case, it's just a >> just a pitch. >> Just a just a just a surface. >> Yeah. >> Cuz when you got that and the ice melts on one side, it it doesn't melt here, it starts to back up and you say, "Ice, damn." >> Yeah. Damn. >> It's leaking. Yeah. >> So, the dam will damage your insulation, paint, drywall, floors, >> everything. We don't want that. Especially where we are so far up north that we get those crazy storms and >> Yeah. >> And it's a lot of temperature swing. So, it freezes, thaws, and it kind of backs up there.

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