Ice Dams: Why your Kingsville home is leaking after a heavy snowstorm

2/1/2016 (Permalink)

3 Ways Ice Dams Damages Propety: If your home experiences water damage from Ice dams give SERVPRO of Perry Hall White Marsh a call 410-529-1664

An Ice dam is ice build-up on roofs that form a blockage, preventing snow melt from draining off the roof properly. We Marylanders are at a high risk for ice damming related water damage due to our fluctuating weather; our warm days melt the snow, and our freezing winter nights refreeze the water, this is known as a melt-refreeze cycle. 

This water gets trapped, seeps through the shingles and enters your home through the attic, affecting your walls, ceiling, and roof, causing walls to sag, ceilings to buckle, crumble, and even collapse.

You should call your preferred water damage restoration company if you see signs of any water coming into your home. Water damage restoration can be expensive, but it’s more expensive to wait. A water damage specialist will be able to dry the structure, carpet, and hardwood, and salvage contents such as clothing and electronics but not everyone is equipped to do this (WE ARE!). If the water damage in your home is not treated within by a professional within 48-72 hours of the initial leak, it’s highly likely you will get mold, which will cause the removal process to become more hazardous, and difficult to remove as time allows the mold to grow and spread.

*SERVPRO of Perry Hall/White Marsh is a Locally owned and independently operated Franchise, nationally recognized by all insurance companies. SERVPRO of Perry Hall White Marsh is IICRC certified, and has an A+ Better Business Bureau rating and has been servicing for 15 years. We go anywhere we are called and we will make it "Like it never even happened."