Hi everybody! This is Tracy Bookman owner of Homestead Roofing and welcome to
today's Wednesday walk in the park where we take three minutes to answer your
questions about roof repairs, roof replacements, and the insurance claim
process. And today we're going to answer the question: what's ice and water shield?
In the simplest terms, ice and water shield is just simply a leak barrier
that you put on your house on the roof deck underneath the shingles and it just
simply prevents moisture from getting into your house. The product itself is
simply just a three-foot wide sheet of asphalt polymer. So it's elastic and it
has kind of rubbery characteristic s to it and that elasticity is really the
benefit to it because it's you know it's kind of stretchy and the point of it is
that it seals around any penetrations so nails, staples, anything that's going
through it it's going to essentially grip that and seal it off so that way
water can't go through. So if there's a circumstance where water gets underneath
flashings or underneath your shingles the water isn't going to follow the nail
down through the wood decking into the soffit box or into your roof or into
your house. Depending on where you live in this area it may be a requirement by
code for it to be installed on your house. If you live in El Paso County in
your house is over 7,000 feet elevation it is required at all the eaves which
that's where your gutter is and it has to go up the roof and it has to extend
two feet past that interior wall line. If you live in Elbert County regardless of
where you live it's required again to that two foot pass the interior wall
line. And if you live in Taylor County it's required wherever you live but
instead of two feet it has to go six feet past the interior line of the
interior wall. Also if you live in Taylor County it's required to be on all the
valleys or pitch transitions on the roof as well. The reason that it's required by
code at those elevations those are typically colder climates
and that's where ice dams are going to occur most often. Now we've got a video
that explains what an ice dam is and what you can do about it
and we'll link to that video at the end of this one so if you're concerned about
stopping leaks especially if you live in an older home ice and water shield is a
really good idea in fact ice and water shield is the key component that we have
in the Homestead Roofing leak stopper system which gives homeowners a lifetime
leak warranty. So I hope that answers your question about what is ice and
water shield. If you've got any questions about this topic or any other topic
please give us a call at our office right up here 719.433.6991
you can also visit our website that's right down here
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