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Household Hints & Help

OAITW r.2.0

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2. If you can access the roof, put the rock salt to it. Get a shovel or pick or ax and chip at it.

Reply to PJMcK (Original post)

Tue Feb 16, 2021, 08:57 PM

Feb 2021

Continue to add rock salt until the ice dams break down.

If you can reach the ice dam from a 6 ft ladder on the ground, just cup the rock salt and throw it up. You can use the snowrake on its side to break up the ice dam.

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I think I'm going to learn an expensive lesson [View all] PJMcK Feb 2021 OP

UGH! elleng Feb 2021 #1

If you can access the roof, put the rock salt to it. Get a shovel or pick or ax and chip at it. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2021 #2

Great idea, thanks! (n/t) PJMcK Feb 2021 #4

Read up on getting rid of ice dams - i.e. keeping the whole roof the same temperature as the c-rational Feb 2021 #3

We had this on our home some years ago. badhair77 Mar 2021 #5

The ideal place helenN May 2021 #6

Hi, helenN PJMcK May 2021 #7