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The 2 year old roof on my new house is not up to the rigours of ice dams.
There is a 3 foot wide strip of light felt at the eaves and a conventional asphalt shingle job with 25 year shingles. However, last winter there was an ice build-up in the soffits either side of the two valleys and ice on the stucco walls below. I am prepared to tear up the shingles 4-5 feet back back and put down ice shield but I am unsure of what to do at the edge. I’ve been told to remove the eaves trough and apply the ice shield down the fascia board several inches so as to seal any gaps between the roofing sheets (1/2″ plywood) and the 2×6 fascia – then cover it with drip edge. Is this necessary or will a good drip edge with ice shield on top do the same job. I’d rather not cut the trough down but I want to do it right
the second time. Advice appreciated. Lawrence Cotton [email protected]
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The 2 year old roof on my new house is not up to the rigours of ice dams.
There is a 3 foot wide strip of light felt at the eaves and a conventional asphalt shingle job with 25 year shingles. However, last winter there was an ice build-up in the soffits either side of the two valleys and ice on the stucco walls below. I am prepared to tear up the shingles 4-5 feet back back and put down ice shield but I am unsure of what to do at the edge. I've been told to remove the eaves trough and apply the ice shield down the fascia board several inches so as to seal any gaps between the roofing sheets (1/2" plywood) and the 2x6 fascia - then cover it with drip edge. Is this necessary or will a good drip edge with ice shield on top do the same job. I'd rather not cut the trough down but I want to do it right
the second time. Advice appreciated. Lawrence Cotton [email protected]