Ice Dams in Morrisville, PA

9/9/2017 (Permalink)

Icicles Form When Ice Dams Are Present

The icicles look beautiful during the winter and many people love seeing them. The most iconic moments in some Christmas films have icicles present, either in the background of a frosted window or being blamed for putting out an eye.

Although beautiful they can be the cause of much damage. Not in the icicle itself but from the ice dam above it. Icicles are usually connected to a dam that has formed in the gutter of a home. These dams form when there have been many snow storms leaving behind too much snow for the gutter to handle.

The ice dam causes a pooling effect under the snow melt. The melted snow does not have anywhere to go and will eventually back under shingles leaving water in your home.