Reducing Ice Daming in Pittsfield, MA

This home owner in Pittsfield, MA called us to her home to see if would could help reduce her ice damning problems. When our building science specialist was on his inspection, he notice that the attic was poorly insulated. This was letting the air that this home owner paid to he escape into the attic. Once it is there it starts to warm up the roof deck to above 32 degrees. Then it starts to melt the snow on the roof, letting the water run down to the gutter line were it re freezes. When this happens over and over again, the ice dam that it builds up can cause massive amounts of damage to your home. 

To fix this problem, we have to properly air seal and insulate this attic space so the hot air cannot get into the attic. First thing we do is remove the old fiberglass insulation. After we do this we air seal the entire attic making sure to get every top plate, end plate, and all the penetrations. Then we can blow our Trusoft cellulose insulation to 20 inches to get an R-value of 60.

Now that Dr Energy Saver by Eco Energy Solutions has came to this home and completed this treatment, this home owner will not have to worry about ice dams ever again!