Because ice dams can be dangerous both for people and for pets that walk beneath them, removing them is the best option. However, this needs to be done the safe way, to avoid any unwanted accidents. Ice dams can cause damages to gutter systems also and when they melt, the resulting water can penetrate through the shingles inside your home. So no matter how nice they may look, seeing them around your roof should be a rather worrying sign.

One good idea may be to use the same method that is typically employed for melting sidewalk and driveway snow, i.e. calcium chloride. This substance helps them melt faster. Breaking ice dams can be another good idea. Still, this may be dangerous, as it can do more harm than good. So if you are not sure about how to do it, you may want to call on a professional Parker roofing contractor team to get you rid of ice dams.

A professional team often uses special equipment to remove ice dams, such as commercial steaming equipments. But you will see that professional can use several methods, such as shoveling snow and then use the steaming equipment to create channels in the ice dams, so that the melted ice can safely go down your roof.