Welcome to Ice Dam season in Wisconsin, or as I like to call it Damn Ice Season. (Pardon the salty language.) I don’t know about you, but our gutters are heavy with frozen stalactites alternating between states of dripping and foreboding, ready to attack unwary visitors. As I drove around today, I couldn’t help but take an icicle inventory of Tosa homes. It seems like we’re not alone in our demonstration of the harmful effects of poor insulation. Of course, this is nothing like the winter we had several years ago when roofing companies made a nice chunk of change from homeowners like us that would pay to get rid of this winter menace. We also had substantial damage to walls and ceilings once the dams started to melt. This, of course, resulted in us needing to repaint practically our entire first floor. I do know that roof scrapers and heating coils can be effective in preventing ice dams, but if you're like us and your roofline is well out of reach for an average ladder, well, you're kind of out of luck. Ah, winter fun. It never really ends, does it?
