The morning started fine. Then..

[Utah Bob #35998]

My sleeve felt wet when I was in the bathroom on the throne. I looked up and the ceiling was leaking.

Ice dam caused a leak around the bathroom fan roof vent.  Hasn’t done that in 10-12 years
I shoveled a path to the area on the north side of the house. Then I shoveled a path to the shed for ice killing tools and knocked as much ice down with a pole as I could. No choice but to go up on the roof and do some clearing. Mountain training came in handy at last. Found my old army carabiner and made a Swiss seat so I’d stay on the slippery roof, although it wouldn’t be a bad landing unless I hit a porch rail on the way down….which with my luck I would.
View was nice anyway. Removed a lot of frozen sunshine. Bathroom ceiling is toast. Another Springtime project.

Nice view from up there anyway.

[John Kloehr]

I already knew mine was coming a couple days ago. The last freeze, I ended up with a leak at a sediment filter on one property.

 

Today, I ran around setting drip on my old home, the business building, and storage.  I'll find out in a couple days if I get more leaks.

 

The view from half way down the mountain in late afternoon:

 

[Rip Snorter]

12 minutes ago, Utah Bob #35998 said:

My sleeve felt wet when I was in the bathroom on the throne. I looked up and the ceiling was leaking.

Ice dam caused a leak around the bathroom fan roof vent.  Hasn’t done that in 10-12 years
I shoveled a path to the area on the north side of the house. Then I shoveled a path to the shed for ice killing tools and knocked as much ice down with a pole as I could. No choice but to go up on the roof and do some clearing. Mountain training came in handy at last. Found my old army carabiner and made a Swiss seat so I’d stay on the slippery roof, although it wouldn’t be a bad landing unless I hit a porch rail on the way down….which with my luck I would.
View was nice anyway. Removed a lot of frozen sunshine. Bathroom ceiling is toast. Another Springtime project.

Nice view from up there anyway.

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Having long experience with ice dams in another cold snowy state, here is a trick.  Buy a big bag or water softener or other salt pellets. and a couple of pairs of nylon stockings.  Fill the stockings with salt and position at several points on each side and in any gullies. hanging slightly over the edge.  When the salt is gone, the stockings will blow away and need to be replaced.  Went on the roof quite a few times before I discovered this trick.

[Trailrider #896]

Thankfully, you got down okay...slowly.  At least the wetness was coming from your roof! 

[J-BAR #18287]

Here’s hoping you wear your “help I’ve fallen and can’t get up” thingy.

[Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474]

Better check the insulation between the roof and the drywall on the ceiling, It may be soaked.

Our old place had an issue with ice dams but I cured it using heating cables, laid on the roof edges in a zig-zag pattern on the portion of the roof edges where the dams formed.

I would plug in the heating cables when needed.

[Rip Snorter]

9 hours ago, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said:

Better check the insulation between the roof and the drywall on the ceiling, It may be soaked.

Our old place had an issue with ice dams but I cured it using heating cables, laid on the roof edges in a zig-zag pattern on the portion of the roof edges where the dams formed.

I would plug in the heating cables when needed.

Another good method.  Where I lived before there were houses that had the wiring in place all year.

[irish ike, SASS #43615]

Ladders and old men don't play well together.

[Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474]

3 hours ago, Rip Snorter said:

Another good method.  Where I lived before there were houses that had the wiring in place all year.

That's what I did.

Drove by the old place last fall and they new owners had left them in place.