# Just a friendly reminder to get the ice/snow from your roof! **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 3, 2015, 6:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-a-friendly-reminder-to-get-the-ice-snow-from-your-roof/271802 "2015-03-03T06:21:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Carbonfiberhooded](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carbonfiberhooded/32/7608_2.png) [@Carbonfiberhooded](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carbonfiberhooded)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2015, 7:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-a-friendly-reminder-to-get-the-ice-snow-from-your-roof/271802/21 "2015-03-03T19:47:16Z")
That’s for the info guys. I’ll look into both of these options. Need to do something. I don’t want to have to do that every winter. ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2015, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-a-friendly-reminder-to-get-the-ice-snow-from-your-roof/271802/22 "2015-03-03T19:52:31Z")
I blame this thread for running my ceiling!!! 3 years of no issues and come home tonight from dinner to a leak in my living room. S OF A B. ---
**Author:** ![Carbonfiberhooded](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carbonfiberhooded/32/7608_2.png) [@Carbonfiberhooded](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carbonfiberhooded)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2015, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-a-friendly-reminder-to-get-the-ice-snow-from-your-roof/271802/23 "2015-03-03T19:57:13Z")
A hammer and flat bar works well. The sooner you get it gone, the sooner the water stops coming in. Even just removing as much snow as you can to start with helps. ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2015, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-a-friendly-reminder-to-get-the-ice-snow-from-your-roof/271802/24 "2015-03-03T20:03:07Z")
By the time I got home, the leak had occurred and stopped. I am guessing the water backed up to the skylight and came in at the flashing. ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 4:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-a-friendly-reminder-to-get-the-ice-snow-from-your-roof/271802/25 "2015-03-04T04:21:40Z")
> [@BOBBYGRV](#): > > ![http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/productImages/400/a4/a46dda4e-f261-4659-95cc-2a2ba7bf9113_400.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/6/0/60e6cde3b474f356289605b09ee80fff3e314b1e.jpeg) I was reading the reviews and these work very well, however a lot of the reviews note a skyrocketing electric bill, but it still might be worth it. ---
**Author:** ![Draftinwitjr3815](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/draftinwitjr3815/32/5349_2.png) [@Draftinwitjr3815](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Draftinwitjr3815)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 4:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-a-friendly-reminder-to-get-the-ice-snow-from-your-roof/271802/26 "2015-03-04T04:59:05Z")
Can anybody recomend a contractor or roofer to come out and give an estimate? We just closed on our house in Akron and during our final walk through found leakes in the roof, which is now to the point of raining inside the house. The roof was cleared yesterday but still have water coming in. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 5:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-a-friendly-reminder-to-get-the-ice-snow-from-your-roof/271802/27 "2015-03-04T05:06:20Z")
> [@ubengineering](#): > > I was reading the reviews and these work very well, however a lot of the reviews note a skyrocketing electric bill, but it still might be worth it. The more you post the more the engineering in your user name is lolz 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jim1234664](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim1234664/32/7438_2.png) [@Jim1234664](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim1234664)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-a-friendly-reminder-to-get-the-ice-snow-from-your-roof/271802/28 "2015-03-04T06:31:45Z")
Have been checking all of my west side houses the last few weeks. No leaks whatsoever. Since I can guarantee I have no ice shield and haven’t done any ice removal, i’m going to surmise that the steep pitch of the roofs and generous overhangs along with excellent venting (100+ year old construction and lots of 3rd floor loose original windows) doesn’t allow ice dams to form even in these conditions. ---
**Author:** ![TradersBASE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tradersbase/32/5321_2.png) [@TradersBASE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TradersBASE)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-a-friendly-reminder-to-get-the-ice-snow-from-your-roof/271802/29 "2015-03-04T06:36:03Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > The more you post the more the engineering in your user name is lolz 🙂 Couldn’t someone setup a computer in their attic, run MS Paint to resize a 1MP image to poster size and use the heat produced to melt all the things? [#justengineeringstuff](http://www.nyspeed.com/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=justengineeringstuff) ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-a-friendly-reminder-to-get-the-ice-snow-from-your-roof/271802/30 "2015-03-04T06:41:08Z")
> [@Draftinwitjr3815](#): > > Can anybody recomend a contractor or roofer to come out and give an estimate? We just closed on our house in Akron and during our final walk through found leakes in the roof, which is now to the point of raining inside the house. The roof was cleared yesterday but still have water coming in. We had a production meeting this morning and are now turning down all interior insurance estimates for the time being. It’s had a serious effect on out business. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 6:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-a-friendly-reminder-to-get-the-ice-snow-from-your-roof/271802/31 "2015-03-04T06:44:19Z")
My boss called in today because he has major water coming in through his ceiling. This was after paying a company $500 to clear the ice dams on his entire roof 2 weeks ago. ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 6:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-a-friendly-reminder-to-get-the-ice-snow-from-your-roof/271802/32 "2015-03-04T06:53:22Z")
> [@1QIKZ](#): > > We had a production meeting this morning and are now turning down all interior insurance estimates for the time being. It’s had a serious effect on out business. Those damn insurance guys! - - - Updated - - - > [@JayS](#): > > My boss called in today… [![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/c/9/c920bb9de5026f32315ac7be664f1bec832508a3.jpeg "HOW YOU SOUND WHEN YOU CALL OFF OF WORK") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3oWgqBUpWs) ---
**Author:** ![Shifty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shifty/32/4959_2.png) [@Shifty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shifty)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-a-friendly-reminder-to-get-the-ice-snow-from-your-roof/271802/33 "2015-03-04T09:41:00Z")
Where can I find these salt tablets locally. I would like to buy some today. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 9:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-a-friendly-reminder-to-get-the-ice-snow-from-your-roof/271802/34 "2015-03-04T09:54:14Z")
> [@Shifty](#): > > Where can I find these salt tablets locally. I would like to buy some today. You can’t and Home Depot on transit is out of all rock salt. I amazon primed rocksalt and ordered those tablets offline ---
**Author:** ![jimmyfloyd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jimmyfloyd/32/3077_2.png) [@jimmyfloyd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jimmyfloyd)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-a-friendly-reminder-to-get-the-ice-snow-from-your-roof/271802/35 "2015-03-04T12:08:43Z")
I got lucky with the tablets the other day. I was getting ready to leave lowes and I saw them wheeling a pallet out. Before they had it unwrapped completely, several people removed most of the top layer of buckets. I grabbed one, and I am very surprised how well they are working. Wished I grabbed more than one though. Has anyone installed the de-icing wire to their roof? I grabbed some to add once mine finally melts off enough. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-a-friendly-reminder-to-get-the-ice-snow-from-your-roof/271802/36 "2015-03-04T12:16:30Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > [http://www.roofmelt.com/](http://www.roofmelt.com/) This is awesome, might help out the MIL. ---
**Author:** ![Carbonfiberhooded](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carbonfiberhooded/32/7608_2.png) [@Carbonfiberhooded](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carbonfiberhooded)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-a-friendly-reminder-to-get-the-ice-snow-from-your-roof/271802/37 "2015-03-04T14:09:04Z")
I’ve installed de-icing cable before. They work real good although I’ve replaced more than installed new so I’m not quite sure how long they last. ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-a-friendly-reminder-to-get-the-ice-snow-from-your-roof/271802/38 "2015-03-04T14:15:55Z")
I’ve had some people tell me they work great, but when the temperatures drop to sub zero, they aren’t effective anymore. Biggest piece of advice is to just get the snow off your roof. Most people don’t realize the snow turns to ice, expands into the shingles and melts when it reaches into the house. If you get most of the snow off, you will have very minimal issues. ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-a-friendly-reminder-to-get-the-ice-snow-from-your-roof/271802/39 "2015-03-04T14:54:30Z")
So I finished the new ceiling walls and flooring in my large family room. I was not paying attention to the ice dams and when i came home the other night my ceiling was dumping water. all total I have had about 15 gallons of water enter the house. I have dealt with the issue (sledgehammer) and now the water has stopped but I will have to replace a good amount of drywall on the ceiling. Owning a carpet extractor likely saved the flooring and sub floor from water damage. When I called my insurance company they found a HUGE mistake in my policy, well several. The biggest is that I have a $2600 deductible!!! WTF. I said are there any other mistakes, and she came back and said that my house is insured for less than its value! I asked for 1.5x value. Bastards. Since I called to inform them I am stuck on the high deductible as it would apply to this claim so I basically get to fix all of this out of my pocket. FML. All that said looking into the root cause is a great place to start. Even before I hacked the ice out I went up to the attic and found that when they insulated the stuffed it all into the soffits thus blocking the vents. I hate cleaning up and paying for other peoples mistakes. ---
**Author:** ![Beck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/beck/32/28683_2.png) [@Beck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beck)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 2:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-a-friendly-reminder-to-get-the-ice-snow-from-your-roof/271802/40 "2015-03-04T14:57:23Z")
I have a bunch of water coming in. Fuck it, it’s above my sink so I don’t need a bucket and I’ll file a claim tomorrow. Nothing I can do about it until it warms up anyways. EDIT - A bunch as in a bucket a week. Not 15 gallons an hour. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-a-friendly-reminder-to-get-the-ice-snow-from-your-roof/271802.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-a-friendly-reminder-to-get-the-ice-snow-from-your-roof/271802.md?page=3)