Ice Dam Removal in Sartell, MN
Newer homes in Sartell have bigger roofs, more valleys and more places for ice to build. We take dams off with low-pressure steam, and nothing sharp touches your shingles.
Based in ClearwaterAbout half an hour 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 Sartell
People are often surprised when a newer house ices up. Sartell has a lot of homes built in the last few decades, and plenty of them get ice dams anyway. The reason is usually the roof shape and what's under it, not the age of the shingles.
We come up from Clearwater, about half an hour away. The method doesn't change: low-pressure steam through a fanned wand, channels cut first so water can drain, the roof edge cleared, then the gutters and downspouts opened up. You get our hourly rate and a plan before any of it starts.
Big rooflines, river trees and Sartell ice dams
Much of Sartell grew in the 1990s and 2000s, and houses from that stretch have a lot going on above the gutters. Two-story fronts, hip and gable sections, dormers, and three-stall garages with a bonus room over the top. Every valley where two roof faces meet collects snow from both sides and drains melt from both sides. If anything warm sits underneath, that valley is where the dam starts.
Inside, vaulted ceilings and recessed lights are common. A vaulted ceiling leaves only a thin space between the room and the roof deck, and each recessed light can leak warm air into it. On a cold, sunny day you can sometimes spot the pattern from the street: bare patches or melted lines on the roof right above the great room or the kitchen.
Then there's the river. Homes along the Mississippi and on wooded lots sit under tall pines and hardwoods. Shade keeps parts of the roof frozen while the open side melts, and branches drop clumps of snow onto lower roofs. Snow sliding off a high roof onto a lower one, like a porch or garage, piles up deep at the joint and feeds ice right there.
What Sartell homeowners should watch
- Ice building in the valleys over a garage bonus room or where the garage roof meets the house
- Melted lines or bare spots on the roof above a vaulted ceiling while the rest stays snow-covered
- Deep drifts on a lower roof where snow slides down from the second story
- Damp drywall or stained trim near recessed lights or at the top of a two-story wall
How a visit goes in Sartell
When you call from Sartell, we'll ask about the house: how tall it is, which side is iced and if anything is dripping inside. Bigger, steeper roofs take more setup, so we talk that through up front and give you the hourly rate and a plan before anyone starts. If it's leaking, the first job on site is steaming channels through the dam. After that the dam comes off the eaves and valleys, the gutters and downspouts get cleared, and we send before-and-after photos so you can see each spot we worked.
Services in Sartell
These are the five services we bring to Sartell.
The same steam process on every Sartell 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.
Sartell ice dam FAQ
Don't see your question? Call 320-760-7280 and describe what you're seeing.
My house isn't very old. Why does it have ice dams?
Age doesn't protect a roof much. Busy rooflines, vaulted ceilings and recessed lights let heat reach the roof deck in specific spots, and valleys collect the melt. We'll take the dam off and show you where it formed, which tells you a lot about where heat is getting out.
How soon can you get to Sartell after a storm?
We're about half an hour away in Clearwater. Leaks get the first spots on the schedule, and same-day happens when we can make it work. Right after a big storm the schedule fills fast, so call early and we'll give you a realistic time.
Can you reach a tall two-story roof safely?
Yes. Ladders stand off the gutters with stabilizers, and nobody walks across a frozen roof without a reason. Height and pitch change how long setup takes, which is part of the plan we go over with you before we start.
Should I rake the snow off myself?
Raking the lower edge from the ground can help. Don't climb onto an icy roof, and keep clear of falling ice and sliding snow. If the roof is too tall to reach from the ground, that's a good time to call us for roof snow removal.
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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.