There are long “baffles” (insulation stops) that they’ll use before blowing in more insulation.
-D > On Jul 30, 2021, at 6:06 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > You had said a small roof with a low pitch so I wondered if they could get > into the area close to the eaves. Thus the suggestion that you do it from > above if you are having new shingles installed in any event. > > > On 30/07/2021 4:38 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >> Definitely, the insulation guys will be doing this from below. Just having >> the insulation sorted should eliminate the ice dams, and this house >> definitely had them based on what we can see on the ceilings in a couple of >> areas. When the roof is done they will install the ice dam material on the >> lower portion of the roof as well. Not sure what it’s called but I know of >> it having lived in cold climates. >> >> -D >> >>> On Jul 30, 2021, at 5:26 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> On 30/07/2021 4:07 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >>>> ......Roof is solid but about 15 years old, so I’ve got a roofer coming >>>> out for an estimate. Like a lot of these older homes there have been >>>> issues with ice dams, so I’ll look to a roof replacement to resolve this >>>> as well as possibly putting up heat tapes. It’s a small roof with a fairly >>>> low pitch, so the area isn’t significant. If the cost to roof it is under >>>> $10k I’ll probably go ahead and have it done. >>>> >>> Ice dams are often caused by heat transfer from the living space below to >>> the roof deck. The solution seems to be to keep the roof deck cold. If you >>> are going to have the roof done anyway, cut back the deck above the side >>> walls and install barriers to keep the insulation from touching the roof >>> decking. There are commercial ones available but if that is not commonly >>> available in AZ they could be made from plywood or something similar. An >>> inch of clearance between the insulation and the deck should be sufficient. >>> https://tinyurl.com/4hevsszd >>> >>> You should be able to avoid having heat tapes. >>> >>> >>> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
