Ice Dam Removal in Blaine and the Twin Cities — Steam, Not Hammers

Why Minnesota Roofs Grow Ice Dams

Heat escapes from your attic and melts the snow on the upper roof. The meltwater runs down to the cold eaves and refreezes into a ridge of ice. That ridge traps the next round of meltwater, which backs up under your shingles — and shingles are built to shed water running down, not pooling behind a dam. That's when ceilings stain, walls bubble, and insulation soaks. It's an attic problem wearing a roof costume. Which is why removal alone never fully solves it.

Steam Removal: The Method That Doesn't Wreck Your Roof

We remove ice dams with professional steam equipment — low-pressure, high-temperature steam that melts ice off without touching the shingle surface. Hatchets, hammers, and pressure washers take chunks of roof off with the ice. We've repaired plenty of roofs that "ice removal guys" damaged. Steam is slower and costs more to run. It's also the only method we'd use on our own houses.

Our process: inspection and damage assessment → steam removal of roof and gutter ice → a straight report on what caused it and what it'll take to keep it from coming back.

Stopping the Next One

Removal fixes today. These fix next winter:

• ›Attic insulation upgrades— the single biggest factor in most north metro homes
• ›Air sealing— closing the attic bypasses around lights, fans, and chases that leak warm air
• ›Ridge and soffit ventilation— keeping the roof deck cold so snow doesn't melt unevenly
• ›Heat cables— the right answer for stubborn trouble spots like complex valleys and north-facing eaves

We'll evaluate your attic and roofline and recommend what your house actually needs — sometimes that's a $400 air-sealing job, not a $4,000 project.

Learn more about soffit and fascia services.

Already Have Interior Damage? That May Be a Claim.

Ice dam water damage is often covered by homeowner's insurance. We document everything during removal and handle the claim conversation with your insurer — the same advocacy our storm customers get. Learn more about storm damage repair.

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