Preventing Ice Dams on Maplewood Roofs: Practical Steps for a Damage-Free Winter
Maplewood winters bring the perfect recipe for ice dams: snowstorms, daytime thaws, and overnight freezes. When heat escapes from your living space into the attic, it warms the roof deck, melts the snow above, and that meltwater refreezes at cold eaves—creating a ridge of ice that traps more water. The result: leaks behind shingles, soaked…