Ice dams form when warm attic air melts roof snow that refreezes at the eaves — the resulting ice ridge backs water up under shingles and into your home. Atlas Roofing removes ice dams safely throughout Maple Heights in winter, addresses the immediate water threat, then helps you fix the underlying ventilation or insulation issue so it doesn't happen again next year.
When storms hit Maple Heights, what we find depends partly on housing age. Most homes here date from 1940s through the 1960s, and older roofs respond to wind, hail, and ice differently than newer ones.
Maple Heights is primarily 1940s-60s postwar housing, dense, and most homes are now in their third roof cycle since original construction — the original framing on Cape Cods along Libby and Granger is generally sound but original 2x4 rafters at 24-inch centers are sometimes undersized for modern shingle weight, which we evaluate during tear-off.
Postwar Cape dormers are the recurring leak point — old flashing was often just tarpaper folded, and we strip and rebuild the flashing assembly every time.
Don't try. Chipping at ice damages shingles, throwing salt damages plants and can corrode metal flashings, and being on a snow-covered ladder is genuinely dangerous. Call us — we use steam systems that safely remove the ice without damaging the roof.
Heat escaping from the living space melts snow on the upper roof. The melted water flows down to the colder eaves (which extend past the heated area) and refreezes. Long-term fix is better attic insulation and ventilation.
Damage from ice dams (interior water damage, ruined drywall) is typically covered. The cost of removing the ice dam itself is usually not. We document everything for your claim.
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