Snow and Ice Causes Major Water Damage in Connecticut!
ByThe record snowfall we just had here in Connecticut has many people worried, Ice is dammed up on almost every roof in the state! Just drive down the street and look at the sagging gutters, icicles and accumulated snow on the roof tops.
20 inches of snow falls on Al's Absolute Best Cleaning and Restorations Shop
To make matters worse more storms are on the way, including ice, rain and more snow!
Storms combined with fringed temperatures that could also freeze pipes in your home and cause even more serious problems. Did you know wet and packed snow can way over 20lbs. per cubic foot? Imagine an entire roof holding snow of this weight, it’s a recipe for disaster.
Frozen gutters causing an "ice dam"on Colchester CT. home
Here is an actual scenario from a clients home, they knew to call Al’s Absolute Best Cleaning and Restoration because we had done a water damage restoration job at their home last year and they were extremely satisfied with our service.
An ice dam on the enclosed porch roof forced water into the home as the ice melted, the intrusive water froze in the soffit of the home.
Checking under flashing and finding solid ice!
We had to get right to work melting the ice that was damaging this Colchester Ct. home so we could begin the structural drying process.
Frozen soffit in Colchester CT home
Every job is different in this case we used ice melt as described in our “Ice Dam” blog from a few weeks ago. Then with some creative thinking from the Restoration Team at Al’s Absolute Best we decided to construct a tent around the entire area and heat it with a salamander heater, this got the ice melting at a rapid pace.
Heated shelter to melt "Ice Dam" on Colchester home
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