Alan Greatorex

Ventilating Attics to Minimize Icings at Eaves

Author: Wayne Tobiasson, James Buska and Alan Greatorex

March 01, 1995

Icicles and ice dams form at the eaves of some roofs in cold regions. Water that ponds behind ice dams may leak into the building since most steep roofs are configured to shed water, not hold back standing water. [continue reading]