Winter wear and tear causing headaches for homeowners in Greater Cincinnati

Winter wear and tear causing headaches for homeowners in Greater Cincinnati

Freezing temperatures and more snow on the way — the winter weather is causing headaches for homeowners and keeping roofers very busy.”The icicles have been a concern, where the icicles are, where they show up like they should be on the outside of the gutter if you get them at all. We’re getting them on the inside,” said Deer Park homeowner Kristin Campbell.She and her fiancé bought a house here two years ago. She said they knew they wanted to replace the roof, but the winter storm was a reminder.”Even with heavy storms, we could see our gutters were just not holding up, not doing their job. And so the snowstorm really, really brought it, brought it to light. So just recently, we had it quoted,” Campbell said. From frozen gutters to melting snow seeping through shingles, roofing professionals are booked and busy.”Since we’ve had the big snow, we’ve had over 500 calls; the majority of these are all snow dam related,” said roofing estimator Jack Reeves with Deer Park Roofing.He says these snow dams lead to leaks, and that can cause mold.”The snow and ice builds up, and it freezes when it hits the aluminum gutters. Then, we get a layer of ice that kind of goes up above the roof. Shingles shed water; they’re not waterproof,” he said.He says oftentimes, they are the result of poor insulation.”You can replace the shingles a thousand times. If the heat’s escaping the home, it’s melting the snow. It slides down, and it’s going to freeze the gutter line,” Reeves said.Reeves said making sure your home is well insulated will allow the snow to melt naturally. If heat is escaping your home, it will cause snowmelt even in freezing temperatures, and that’s when ice can build up along gutters.

Freezing temperatures and more snow on the way — the winter weather is causing headaches for homeowners and keeping roofers very busy.

“The icicles have been a concern, where the icicles are, where they show up like they should be on the outside of the gutter if you get them at all. We’re getting them on the inside,” said Deer Park homeowner Kristin Campbell.

She and her fiancé bought a house here two years ago. She said they knew they wanted to replace the roof, but the winter storm was a reminder.

“Even with heavy storms, we could see our gutters were just not holding up, not doing their job. And so the snowstorm really, really brought it, brought it to light. So just recently, we had it quoted,” Campbell said.

From frozen gutters to melting snow seeping through shingles, roofing professionals are booked and busy.

“Since we’ve had the big snow, we’ve had over 500 calls; the majority of these are all snow dam related,” said roofing estimator Jack Reeves with Deer Park Roofing.

He says these snow dams lead to leaks, and that can cause mold.

“The snow and ice builds up, and it freezes when it hits the aluminum gutters. Then, we get a layer of ice that kind of goes up above the roof. Shingles shed water; they’re not waterproof,” he said.

He says oftentimes, they are the result of poor insulation.

“You can replace the shingles a thousand times. If the heat’s escaping the home, it’s melting the snow. It slides down, and it’s going to freeze the gutter line,” Reeves said.

Reeves said making sure your home is well insulated will allow the snow to melt naturally.

If heat is escaping your home, it will cause snowmelt even in freezing temperatures, and that’s when ice can build up along gutters.

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