Walter St Clair Roofing has become known in the Greater Cincinnati area for their expert roofing and meticulous roofing care, but they do much more than that. With winter in full swing, maintaining your roof can become a real burden. You may have to take care of roof leak issues, sealing a skylight, repairing siding, and cleaning your gutters. 

One thing many people neglect to do that is so crucial to the maintenance of your roof is spot ice dams. Not only do ice dams look unattractive, but they can also cause major damage to you and your house. The experts at Walter St Clair Roofing are glad to help remove ice dams, and they'd like to offer some tips on how to spot them and reasons why taking care of them is so important. 

• What Is An Ice Dam? An ice dam is a ridge of ice that forms on a roof and prevents melting snow from draining as it should. The water that backs up behind the ice dam can leak into your home and damage walls, floors, ceilings, insulation, and more.

• Gutter Systems Can Be Damaged By Ice Dams: Freshwater ice weighs about 60 pounds per cubic foot, and gutters are not designed to hold a load that big. It’s important to call a professional like Walter St Clair Roofing to remove gutter ice as soon as possible.
• You Can’t Always Spot Ice Dams From the Ground: It’s true that you can often spot a large one from the ground. You will see the two-foot icicles and the little glacier on your gutter. Others, though, are usually above skylights or in roof pan areas far out of sight. Sometimes ice dams grow up valleys and on top of dormers, making it almost impossible to identify from the ground except by a professional.

For more information about spotting and removing ice dams, call the professionals at Walter St Clair Roofing at (513) 641-3265. You can also learn more about their services online.