Ice And Water Guard Roofing

As snow and ice melt and re freeze on a roof they can get under the shingles and become a leaking problem.

Ice and water guard roofing.

An ice guard is designed to extend far enough back from the edge of the roof to capture this melting snow and ice and transport the. Ice dams are a serious issue for homeowners and roofing professionals in cold climates or even where occasional snow may fall. Not all high temperature roofing underlayments are the same. Grace ice water shield roofing membrane is used as an underlayment for sloped roofs to resist water penetration due to water back up behind ice dams or wind driven rain.

Grace ice and water shield ht is an excellent high temperature ice and water barrier that follows in the footsteps of the original ice and water shield but is specially formulated to meet the higher service temperatures that are inherent to metal and tile roofs. An ice guard is put into place to prevent water from melting snow and ice from leaking through the roof. Grace ice water shield underlayment also offers leak protection in trouble prone spots like valleys skylights protrusions and other flashing areas. Ice dams are formed by the continuous melting and freezing of snow due to heat escaping from the house or from a backup of frozen slush from the rain gutters the melted water flows under the snow and freezes as it reaches the unheated soffit area at the eaves thus.