It should be no surprise then that it is the first thing many people think of to remove ice dams.
Salt sock roof.
Next go up on the roof and put ice melt socks vertically one end onto the gutter and the other end up the roof slopes spacing them every 3 feet.
A do not put salt on your roof.
Sodium chloride or rock salt is highly corrosive.
If you put another sock on top if it all is melted andbyouncan remove sock one.
Filled with calcium chloride the sock melted ice and did create a channel for water to drain which was good.
If necessary use a long handled garden rake or hoe to push it into position.
That is until water is dripping through the ceiling.
Rock salt is common for de icing driveways and paths.
Lay the hose onto the roof so it crosses the ice dam and overhangs the gutter.
People have been making their own ice melt socks out of nylon socks and calcium chloride for a long time.
The tablets help prevent roof damage by melting through ice dams and allowing water to drain safely.
More recently companies began selling ice melting pucks.
The problem is that the calcium chloride in the sock completely melts overnight and the sock is now frozen to the roof and can t be removed.
By pouring calcium chloride into this tube like form you can position it vertically over the dam with the sock s end hanging an inch or two over the roof edge and melt a tube like channel through.
Perhaps the most dangerous part of using salt socks outside of balancing on a ladder to position them all perfectly is that they create a false sense of hope.
These products are specifically designed to be thrown up on roofs to melt ice in hard to reach places.
While safely on the ground toss a roofmelt tablet onto the roof.
Filled with calcium chloride the sock melted ice and did create a channel for water to drain which was good.
However rock salt is a form of sodium chloride which corrodes metal including the metal nails holding your shingles in place.
If you put another sock on top if it all is melted andbyouncan remove sock one.
The socks will create melt a channel in the ice to allow the water to run off your roof instead of building up along the eaves and leaking inside.
It will damage the roofing siding gutters and downspouts and the poisonous runoff will kill foundation plants.
The roofmelt ice melt is designed to eliminate the need to climb onto roofs while melt snow.
One of the more popular ways is to toss a throwable ice melting puck onto the roof.
Rock salt can also leave permanent stains on your roof and walls.
The problem is that the calcium chloride in the sock completely melts overnight and the sock is now frozen to the roof and can t be removed.
