Tag: How To Remove Ice Dams

It’s Ice Dam Season

Winter has kicked in with a vengeance and that means it’s ice dam season. When you see icicles hanging from your roof, it’s the beginning of an ice dam which can cause major damage to your home if not handled properly. Click here for a quick read from AAA Living on what you should know […]

How To Prevent Ice Dams

Winter is ice dam season. When you see those beautiful icicles hanging from your roof, it could be the beginning of an ice dam which can cause major damage to your home if not handled properly. Here’s an article from the University of Minnesota Extension that describes what an ice dam is and how they can be prevented. And […]

Avoid Frozen Pipes And Ice Dams

Winter is the season for frozen pipes and ice dams. Here are some tips on how to avoid them: Frozen Pipes • Pipes can freeze anywhere due to exposure from cracks or holes in siding or because of pipes being placed in outside walls with inadequate insulation. • When it’s especially cold, let the hot […]

Winter Is Ice Dam Season

Yes, winter is ice dam season. When you see those beautiful icicles hanging from your roof, it could be the beginning of an ice dam which can cause major damage to your home if not handled properly. Here’s an article from the University of Minnesota Extension that describes what an ice dam is and how […]

How To Remove An Ice Dam

Rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, melting and freezing: all of these late winter hazards can result in an ice dam which can cause major damage to your home. Today’s video from the Today’s Home Remodeler TV series features the professionals from the Hustad Companies showing how to safely remove an ice dam. It has over […]

Watch Out For Ice Dams

We’re having the crazy up and down weather that can cause ice dams which can cause major damage to your home if not handled properly. This article from the University of Minnesota Extension describes what ice dams are and how to prevent them. Today’s video from the Today’s Home Remodeler TV series features the professionals […]

It’s Ice Dam Season

Yes, it’s ice dam season. When you see those beautiful icicles hanging from your roof, it could be the beginning of an ice dam which can cause major damage to your home if not handled properly. This article from the University of Minnesota Extension describes what an ice dam is and how they can be […]

Removing Ice Dams

Well, regular winter has set in. When we’re not suffering through the Polar Vortex, we can see above freezing temps during the day with re-freezing at night. If you see icicles hanging from your roof, it might be the beginning of an ice dam which can cause major damage to your home if not handled […]

Monthly Home Maintenance Tips For March

Subscribe to the Remodeler TV Blog for home remodeling and maintenance tips. Here are your Monthly Home Maintenance Tips For March: General walk through: Check for disconnected downspouts and gutter back-up and water leaks in basement. Change/clean air filter in furnace. Check temperature and pressure gauges if you have a system with a boiler. Check/add […]

Hazards To Your Home – Ice Dams

Subscribe to the Remodeler TV Blog for home remodeling and maintenance tips. It’s been a crazy winter, hasn’t it? Snow totals are down in many places but we’re seeing a lot of melting and freezing. When you see those beautiful icicles hanging from your roof, it could be the beginning of an ice dam which […]