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Heated gutter’s have many benefits including preventing damage from ice jams. Ice jams can occur, when traditional open gutters are clogged with debris and melting snow. When melting snow and ice have nowwhere to go it can create a great deal of damage. Ice jams form when excess water runs off of your roof, and cannot flow through your gutter. The ice is then redirected and accumulated in other parts of your home such as your foundation, interior walls, exterior fascia, basement and crawl spaces. Not only are these areas subject to water damage, but as temperatures drop, this accumulated water freezes and expands resulting in cracked walls, foundations and driveways.

Having insufficient insulation and/or ventilation can cause ice jams. Warm temperatures escaping from inside your home through eaves and overhangs can cause the snow that’s sitting in your open gutter to melt. Again, in this situation, the water has no place to flow and ice jams form. The most effective way to eliminate the problem is by installing heated gutter systems or heated hood caps to your existing hooded gutter.
Icicles can form on rain gutters when the snow is alternating melting and freezing cycles, when water is not allowed to pass freely through your gutters. Large icicles can be dangerous and can break away from the gutter thus causing damage to siding, windows, landscaping, and most importantly, they can cause injury to people. If icicles are extremely large, they can pull gutters off of your structure, taking with it fascia, and roofing material. Learn more here: Videos…

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