Handy Ways for Ice Dam Removal

Many feet of snow dumped on your roofs cause heavy leakages and so ice dam should be removed on a priority basis. The methods discussed below for ice dam removal are actually hack methods, though you can take professional help. But till the professional help arrives, you can apply these methods.

Axe

With the help of a blunt device like an axe you can remove ice dams. It gives fast results. Several inches of ice dams can be removed with it within minutes.

Ice Pick

Ice pick is seemingly a natural choice to remove ice dams. This tool also gives fast results and the efforts needed are very little. Actually the method was very fast and accurate.

Roof Tablets

Roof tablets are designed particularly for stopping the damage caused by ice dams. Actually this product doesn’t melt the ice on the roof. You have to toss the tablets on the roof and they will melt through ice letting all the water to drain securely. You have to take care to toss them properly otherwise they can come together and won’t work the way they should.

You can better hand place them and use a lot of them, lot more than the instructions specify.

Pantyhose Filled with Salt

Fill your pantyhose with salt or something similar and toss it on your ice-dammed roof in a perpendicular position. The concept behind this is the salt leaks through the pantyhose and form ways for the water to drain, stopping water from leaking inside the home.

Heat Cables

The heat cables are not be placed straight on the ice dams, though some people may want to try that. It is not a very good way, but does the job anyhow.

Blowtorch

Using a blowtorch on your ice dam is not very effective way though causing only ice-struck fingers, almost waste of time.

So, till you get a professional help, you can try these various methods to remove ice dams and get rid of the leakage it causes.