Rooffing Ice Protection

Our roof snow guards for standing seam panels shingles chimneys and vents help protect gutters landscaping and pedestrians.

Rooffing ice protection.

Asphalt shingles can be laid over cedar shakes or shingles however this is a roofing project best left to pros. Ice water barriers designed to protect the roof where water tends to collect including valleys vents chimneys and skylights. To take a more pro active approach in preventing ice dams you can install ice belt metal panels which are installed along the eaves to block water. Metal roof snow guards prevent the avalanche of frozen precipitation on sloped metal roofing located in winter climates.

Snow starts to melt in certain areas of the roof which are warmer than others due to heat loss from the attic. First and foremost your roof needs to have at least 2 feet of ice and water installed at the eaves and valleys of the roof. This provides added protection against ice dams. An ice dam is a solid ridge of ice that forms along the edges of your roof.

It s a great product but like most materials there are quality shields and then ones that should be avoided. Ice and water protectors sometimes called ice and snow shields in cold climates are made with polymer modified bitumen. Once this thick ice forms it prevents melting snow from running off the roof. Watch later shingles are important but so is the ice water shield protection that goes underneath them.

This shield protects vulnerable areas on your roof where the shingles cannot. Grace ice and water shield roofing underlayment a registered trademark of gcp applied technologies is the name that contractors trust the most to protect their reputations. The ice and water should be installed underneath and prior to the installation of roofing shingles weather metal or asphalt on your roof. Ice and water protector sometimes also referred to as ice and water shield is a waterproof roof underlayment membrane developed to protect vulnerable areas on a roof from ice and water damage.

Then install regular roofing underlayment tar paper over the top of the drip edge and over the ice barrier and continuing all the way up the roof. Beveled wood pieces called horsefeathers must be laid along the thick edges of the shakes to make a fairly flat surface.