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Around the country the winter this year has become one of the worst on record. Many areas including the Northeast have experienced record snow fall. With this inclement weather comes with it problems such as ice dams that many home owners have had to face.

For this reason I decided to put together one of the most comprehensive guides on how to remove ice dams from your home. The first consideration when talking about ice dams is not to get them in the first place. Is this possible? Yes for some homes you can minimize your chances of getting and ice dam greatly.

The cause of ice dams is heat escaping into the attic creating a warm environment that causes snow and ice build up to melt. This ice and snow then continuously re-freezes and melts until it builds up under your homes shingles.

Eventually there is no where for this build up to go other than into your home! This is where things really get sticky. Ice dams can cause major damage to our homes including paint, walls, floors and insulation. After a while the possibility of mold becomes far more prevalent.

In the article you will see three things:

1.) How to prevent ice dams from forming at your home.

2.) How to fix ice dams at your home if they do happen to appear.

3.) How to file an insurance claim if the damage warrants it.

Take a look at all my tips for preventing and removing ice dams along with an excellent Youtube video I have included.