The ebb and flow of C.O.’s winter weather can create ice dams, damage roofs
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) With the on-and-off snow Central Oregon has been experiencing, it increases the chance of ice dams forming around your roof.
Ice dams are a wall of ice that forms at the edge of homes roofs, typically at the gutters. Just as the name entails, the ice creates a barrier to the melting snow and prevents it from properly draining into the gutters.
According to experts, if you leave snow sitting on top of an ice dam, water can seep inside your home and cause thousands of dollars of damage.