What are Ice dams? should I have them removed from my roof?

Here in Montana, winter creates ice dams on roofs and freezes rain gutter. Many people have experienced leaks into their homes due to the accumulation of ice and snow at the edge of the roof and in roof valleys.

Dovetail Rain gutter located in Bozeman; MT often meets with homeowners that have noticed that the siding where the lower roof and rain...

Roof Heating Cables An ice dam is created when snow melts over a warm section of roof, flows down to the cold eave, refreezes and creates...

Fall season, brings to mind cool sunny days, piles of leaves and the hope of one last harvest from the garden. Fall is also the time we should be on a ladder cleaning our raingutters. No matter the season, wind, rain and snow cause leaves to fall on the roof and then wash into the rain gutter. How often do you want to be on the ladder swiping out the mess of rotted leaves?  Besides allowing water to overflow in a heavy rain, there are many home defects that can be caused by b