Roof Ice Dam Shield

Ice water shield is a thick sticky back underlayment also known as felt paper that will adhere to your roof deck and prevent water from seeping into your home if it gets under your shingles.

Roof ice dam shield.

Common roof shapes have between 6 and 12 roof planes and complex roof shapes have 12 roof planes. In cold climates it is particularly important to provide proper insulation and ventilation to reduce the size of ice dams and to avoid interior condensation. 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. Ice dam shield installation costs are commonly quoted from a standard rate and can be estimated quoted by the service professional after measurement and visual inspection at the job site.

If an ice dam occurs on your roof and water backs up under the shingles it will seep down into your home through the nail holes holding the shingles on and into your attic. 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. Gcp invented fully adhered roofing underlayments more than 35 years ago. This ice shield seals nail holes better then regular tar paper roofing materials.

Simple roof shapes have 6 or fewer distinct roof planes. This ice water shield is applied as an underlayment prior to putting the shingles on the roof. Ice and water protectors sometimes called ice and snow shields in cold climates are made with polymer modified bitumen. You should seriously consider using ice.

Grace ice water shield roofing underlayment should be used in conjunction with roof designs that minimize ice dam formation. Ice and water shield is a great product that can be used in spots to protect the most vulnerable areas of your roof or as a whole roof underlayment to protect from ice dams water dams storms and leaking in any area of the country and any weather.