http://blog.greenhomesamerica.com/2008/12/05/icicles-arent-cool/ Tips to make your home more energy efficient and comfortable Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:12:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://blog.greenhomesamerica.com/2008/12/05/icicles-arent-cool/#comment-542 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:38:27 +0000 http://greenhomesamerica.wordpress.com/?p=191#comment-542 As a resident of Minnesota ice dams are a common site. This year has been especially bad. We’ve had snow falls followed by warm temps. If you have trouble getting insulation to the spot where you have ice dam issues another option is heat cable. You can also use a roof rake to remove snow from the roof so that it can’t melt and refreeze. Checfk out my blog on ice dams at http://levahnbros.wordpress.com/2009/01/14/ice-dams/

]]> http://blog.greenhomesamerica.com/2008/12/05/icicles-arent-cool/#comment-418 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:48:29 +0000 http://greenhomesamerica.wordpress.com/?p=191#comment-418 The roof material isn’t as important as fixing the underlying problem: Find the important leakage points and seal them up. Then add a lot of insulation. If you have a vented roof assembly, make sure it’s vented properly (but I’d worry about the air leakage before the ventilation). You can always add an “ice and water shield” type underlayment 6 feet up from the eaves and in any valleys. And you should make sure flashing details around chimneys and where roofs meet walls are done properly. But that’s another topic…

]]> http://blog.greenhomesamerica.com/2008/12/05/icicles-arent-cool/#comment-417 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:26:46 +0000 http://greenhomesamerica.wordpress.com/?p=191#comment-417 what is roof material that you recomended to use for this ? Thanks

]]> http://blog.greenhomesamerica.com/2008/12/05/icicles-arent-cool/#comment-105 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 06:01:52 +0000 http://greenhomesamerica.wordpress.com/?p=191#comment-105 You should use the current economic climate as a reason to insulate. The Government has released it’s information about their Free Insulation Rebate for more information on the criteria see FREE INSULATION
or download it here
Free Insulation Guidelines

]]> http://blog.greenhomesamerica.com/2008/12/05/icicles-arent-cool/#comment-81 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:44:45 +0000 http://greenhomesamerica.wordpress.com/?p=191#comment-81 [...] on several projects.  Driving through town we saw ice and icicles everywhere!  As you know from previous posts, this isn’t good. Of course, Auburn isn’t unique.  In towns and cities throughout the [...]

]]> http://blog.greenhomesamerica.com/2008/12/05/icicles-arent-cool/#comment-69 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:01:53 +0000 http://greenhomesamerica.wordpress.com/?p=191#comment-69 [...] on a cape cod style house By greenhomesamerica Lisa asks a good question about icicles on the north side of her cape–but not on the south.  How could this be.  Well, [...]

]]> http://blog.greenhomesamerica.com/2008/12/05/icicles-arent-cool/#comment-68 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:41:48 +0000 http://greenhomesamerica.wordpress.com/?p=191#comment-68 We only get ice forming on the north side of the house which is a 12 12 pitch cape cop with a southern exposure…if we are loosing heat wouldnt it also show up on the front (south) roof line?

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