Icicles Can Be A Sign of a More Serious Issue

Do you have icicles hanging off your roof? Do your kids like to break them off and use them as toys? Well, there could be a bigger problem with those icicles than you might think. In this episode, we talk about how icicles could be causing damage to your roof and insulation.

The heat from your home in the winter goes up into the attic, warming up your roof and melting the snow on top. The eaves on your roof keep the water away from your house when the water drips off, and they are colder than the roof. The ice freezes there, giving you your icicles.

If that happens for long enough, you’ll end up with puddles on your roof as that dam of ice gets bigger and bigger. That water can start going back underneath your shingles to drip down behind your walls. Paint bubbling or “melting” on your exterior walls can be an indicator of this happening.