Many home and business owners wait to call an expert, like us, until an ice dam forms and causes a lot of damage to their real estate property. When water damage associated with ice dams occurs, not only is it quite costly to remove and replace furniture, carpeting, wood floors and other home and commercial property furnishings, it can also really put an emotional and physical damper on the holidays – particularly, if such damage leads to families and guests being displaced from their home or becoming ill, celebrations being cancelled, and thoughtfully purchased gifts and sentimental decorations ruined.

If you’re like most home and business owners, in addition to investing in a nice home and/or business and holiday decorations and gifts, you’ve likely also invested in expensive TVs, computers, and other technology that would be costly to replace if they became water-damaged.

As we explained on our roof maintenance services page, ice dams form when temperatures on your winter roof become uneven. You can greatly minimize, and even eliminate, the occurrence of non-uniform roof temperature – and resulting ice dam formation – by:

• Sealing off any areas in your home or business that allow warm air to travel from living or working spaces to your roof – in other words, you can cut off heat’s escape route.
• Insulating your living and working areas so that heat does not enter or leave through your ceiling.
• Ventilating the space between insulation and your home or commercial building so that any heat that has made its way through won’t continue its journey to your roof.

If you haven’t already addressed the above, take steps today to protect your most valuable assets – your family, your home, and your businesses. Keep them, and priceless items like holiday decorations that have been in your family forever, warm and dry. Contact us today for a complimentary discussion of how we can help you identify and execute the right steps for you to take related to your particular property’s situation. We’ll help you keep your family, home, and business safe this holiday season, so be sure to check this off your holiday “to do” list!