Key Points Ice dams are ice blocks at a roof’s edge that trap melted snow from draining.They are often caused by uneven attic ventilation and poor insulation.Left unchecked, they can cause long-term ...

Roof cleaning companies in Massachusetts are working overtime to remove ice dams from homes, several days after the biggest snowstorm here in nearly four years. What is an ice dam? Ice dams are caused ...

After the recent snowstorms and freezing temperatures, many homeowners across the country are facing the task of either shoveling snow or, worse, dealing with an ice dam on their roof. But while it ...

In the Berkshires, snow settles early, lingers late and arrives not as a novelty, but as a fact of life. For homeowners across Berkshire County, that reality makes roof care during the winter months ...

Connecticut homeowners are still feeling the effects of the massive snowfall that fell on the state over a week ago. With snow melting and refreezing, ice dams are forming on the edge of roofs and on ...