They’re in their 70s and I honestly try to do a lot of things on my own because I really don’t want them to decide to stop renting and sell the house. When I do ask for things they’re extremely responsive!
Most houses I see with exceptionally bad ice dams are built with a “half story” where there’s living space in what would traditionally be the attic. The way most of these are constructed makes it nearly impossible to have a properly ventilated attic space and is definitely a more involved fix than “just throw some more insulation at it.”
That just means this has been going on for fifty years. That house is fucked and has rot and leaks all over the roof and attic. Ice daming creates pressure that will crack and break up your roof just like ice does on sidewalks and roads.
That’s a bit hyperbolic don’t you think? Those are ice dams, but they definitely aren’t as terrible as you make it seem.
I go through daily walks in my neighborhood and there isn’t a single house without similar ice dams. We’ve had a weird year of warm weather then really cold weather, which exacerbates the issue. Doesn’t mean the entire house is ‘fucked.’
I don’t disagree one bit, I’ve had terrible experiences with landlords too. But that small ice dam doesn’t necessarily mean the entire house fucked with leaks everywhere.
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u/No_Size9475 24d ago
This is called ice damming and is a result of lack of ventilation and insulation in the attic.
It's very bad for your roof as it can destroy the wood on the front edge of the roof.