Rooffing Ice Protection

Ice water barriers designed to protect the roof where water tends to collect including valleys vents chimneys and skylights.

Rooffing ice protection.

Asphalt shingles can be laid over cedar shakes or shingles however this is a roofing project best left to pros. This shield protects vulnerable areas on your roof where the shingles cannot. Once this thick ice forms it prevents melting snow from running off the roof. 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.

Snow starts to melt in certain areas of the roof which are warmer than others due to heat loss from the attic. 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. Our roof snow guards for standing seam panels shingles chimneys and vents help protect gutters landscaping and pedestrians. This provides added protection against ice dams.

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. It s a great product but like most materials there are quality shields and then ones that should be avoided. 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. An ice dam is a solid ridge of ice that forms along the edges of your roof.

Install the ice barrier membrane according to the manufacturer s instructions with the drip edge installed on top of the membrane. Metal roof snow guards prevent the avalanche of frozen precipitation on sloped metal roofing located in winter climates. Ice and water protectors sometimes called ice and snow shields in cold climates are made with polymer modified bitumen. Ice belt metal panels many roofs are made of shingles which work well to remove water until it starts to travel upward.

Grace ice and water shield fully adhered smooth surface roofing underlayment provides best in class roof leak protection against wind driven rain and ice dams. Beveled wood pieces called horsefeathers must be laid along the thick edges of the shakes to make a fairly flat surface.