Q–In winter I`ve been having a problem with ice dams at my rain gutters. Water gets up under the shingles and leaks into the rooms under the roof. I`d like to use electrically heated wires to relieve ...

Heat cable has a dubious reputation in the ice dam prevention world. It's a topic few understand in-depth, both in terms of what it is and how to install it properly. In this three-part series, I will ...

Q–We get lots of snow during the winter and there is a constant problem with snow clogging our roof gutters as well as sometimes causing water (melted snow) to back up under the lower rows of shingles ...

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