Re: [World] Cold weather Gutter Cleaning

Up here in the hinterlands, we are subject to what is called "ice damming."

 

Ice damming occurs when ice builds up in gutters, there is more snowfall, that snow melts, water melts into the frozen gutter. More ice builds up, and eventually that ice will push up under the roof shingles, causing roof damage, and possibly interior water damage as the ice melts under the shingles and runs down the inside walls.

 

That's why it pays to not only keep your gutters free of ice, but also to rake the snow off your roof. Raking snow off your roof, or at least the bottom 3-4 feet of it, will prevent ice damming.

 

 

 

Jeff Klass
First Klass Window Cleaning Inc.
West Allis Wisconsin
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