Ice Dam Removal in Becker, MN
Becker is a short drive across the Mississippi from our Clearwater base. Wide-open lots and wind-packed drifts make for ice dams that build fast here.
Based in ClearwaterAbout 20 minutes from our Clearwater base.
Leak calls firstWater coming in? Calls get scheduled ahead of planned work.
Steam onlyLow pressure. No hammers, chisels, salt or pressure washers.
Hourly, quoted firstYou get the rate and a clear plan before any work starts.
Ice dam removal in Becker
Ice dams in Becker don't wait for a big thaw. A sunny February afternoon on a south-facing roof is enough to start meltwater running toward a cold eave. By the next morning there's a ridge of ice holding it there. Give it a few rounds and the water starts finding its way under the shingles.
We remove them with low-pressure steam and a fanned wand. No hammers, no chisels, no salt pucks on the roof. The ice melts off the shingles instead of being chopped off them, so the roof you have in March is the same roof you had in December.
Why Becker roofs ice up: open country, wind and long winters
A lot of Becker is open ground. Homes on larger lots and rural acreage around town don't have neighbors or tree lines breaking the wind, so snow moves. It scours off one side of the roof and piles deep on the other, especially behind dormers, against a second-story wall and in the valleys where a garage roof ties into the house. Those deep drifts are where dams get the most fuel.
Much of the housing around town went up in the last few decades as Becker grew: two-story homes and split-entries with attached garages, and plenty of bonus rooms built over those garages. A bonus room often has a sloped ceiling with not much insulation between the drywall and the roof deck. Heat leaks straight into the roof there, and the eave below it ices up first.
Then there are the outbuildings. Pole barns, detached shops and older farmhouses have their own problems: metal roofs that dump snow all at once, long eaves with no gutters, and attics that were never meant to be living space. We work on those too. If a shop roof is loaded or a farmhouse porch is leaking, it's worth a call.
What to watch for on a Becker home
- Deep drifts on the downwind side of the roof, especially where a garage roof meets the house
- Icicles or a thick ice ridge below a bonus room or any room with a sloped ceiling
- Stains or wet drywall along an outside wall on the upper floor
- Snow sliding off a metal shop or barn roof and piling against doors, walls or a lower roof
How a visit goes in Becker
It starts with a phone call to 320-760-7280. Tell us what you see, where it's icing and if water is getting inside. We'll talk through roof height, pitch and how the drive and yard are for setting ladders, since some Becker properties sit well back from the road. You get our hourly rate and a plan before anything starts. On site, if water is coming in, steam channels go through the dam first so the trapped water can drain. Then we clear the rest of the eave down to the shingles, open the gutters and downspouts, and send you before-and-after photos.
Services in Becker
Here's what we handle for homes, farms and shops in and around Becker:
The same steam process on every Becker roof.
Steam melts a path through the ice so trapped water can drain before larger sections come off.
Cut drainage channels
Low-pressure steam opens channels through the dam, giving trapped water a path to drain.
Clear the roof edge
With a drainage path open, steam separates ice along the roofline without chopping at shingles.
Clear gutters and downspouts
Packed gutters and downspouts come out last, so the water has somewhere to go.
Becker ice dam FAQ
Don't see your question? Call 320-760-7280 and describe what you're seeing.
How quickly can you get to Becker?
Becker is close to our Clearwater base, so it's one of the shorter drives we make. Leak calls are scheduled first, and we do same-day when we can. When you call, we'll give you a real time based on the day's conditions.
My bonus room over the garage leaks every winter. Why?
Bonus rooms often have sloped ceilings with thin insulation and little room for air to move under the roof deck. Heat escapes there and melts the snow, and the water freezes at the cold eave below. We can steam the dam off now, and a spring roof check can help find what's letting the heat through.
Do you work on pole barns, shops and other outbuildings?
Yes. We clear snow and ice from detached garages, shops and barns, including low-slope sections. Metal roofs shed snow on their own schedule, so tell us about the building and we'll plan around it.
Can I knock the ice off with a hammer or use rock salt?
Please don't. Frozen shingles are brittle and crack when they're hit, and rock salt corrodes metal gutters and is hard on plants below. Don't climb onto an icy roof, and keep clear of falling ice. Call us instead.
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Get ahead of roof ice.
Schedule ice dam removal, or call now if water is coming into your home. Don't climb onto an icy roof. Keep clear of falling ice and let a pro take it from here.