Getting the best Sayreville gutter repair company in the winter is just as important as in the spring or fall. In this “Winter Edition” of our Sayreville gutter repair blog, we’ll discuss all the reasons you need to have a great gutter repair company on call for all of your icy winter gutter needs.
Sayreville Gutter Repair – Winter Edition
Winter is a surprisingly important time for gutter repair and gutter maintenance, as over icing and snow can weigh down or crack the gutters. Be particularly wary of your gutter condition if there is freezing rain or heavy, wet snow in your forecast. If you notice an ice dam, or a blockage of ice keeping water from properly draining out of your gutter, the dam will need to be removed. Otherwise, water can build up or overflow over your gutters and damage your home. It can also weigh into loose shingles and damage your roof or siding. Here are some things you can do to avoid or remove an ice clog or ice dam.
First, install heated cables. These heated cables work by heating the roof from the outside in and are attached with clips to the edge of your roof. Think about them as the heated cables that are on the back windshield of your car. This is something that would have had to be installed before the harsh winter weather, so look into it for next season.
This next step may seem counterintuitive, but if you have water dripping, leaking, or seeping into your attic from an ice dam that is overflowing, you want to refreeze that water until the majority of the ice on your roof melts so a professional can get in there and get everything taken care of! Aim a standard cool blowing box fan up at the drip to refreeze the area and stop the drip. Call a professional gutter repair company as soon as possible!
Lastly, and this is my favorite trick in the tool bag, is to use ice melt! But don’t just throw the ice melt into your gutter, fill an old pair of panty hose with ice melter (calcium chloride). Lay this over the roof so it comes in contact with the ice dam and your gutter. It may be a quick fix for you and save the extra emergency call to your local roofing contractor, but still give them a call for an inspection to be sure everything else is working as planned and water, as it melts, can run smoothly where it needs to go!
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