Ice Dams
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Low-Slope Roof and Ice Dams
Can eave-to-ridge roof venting, vigilant air-sealing, and robust thermal control prevent ice dams in high-snow country?
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Ice Dams: Causes and Fixes
Understanding how ice dams form and solutions for addressing the primary causes—namely, poor air-sealing and not enough insulation
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Will This Roof in Snow Country be a Problem?
Energy consultants think 14 in. of cellulose is inadequate and suggest a 6-in. layer of exterior foam
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Heading Off Ice Dams Before They Form
As a roof replacement approaches, a Boston area homeowner looks for precautions against winter ice dams
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Singing the Ice Dam Blues
A nature center in Wisconsin needs a solution for an uninsulated cathedral ceiling that is plagued by ice dams