Stop Shoveling Snow

No one should shovel snow. It doesn't matter who you are. According to the experts, everyone over 40 should avoid this activity at all costs. Instead use a snow melt sock to prevent icy steps, walkways, and roof ice dams. If you have ever used a "Snow Melt Sock" before, you know that they provide an inexpensive method for preventing icy steps and walkways as well as removing roof ice dams and improving your home's heating efficiency. Laying an ice melt sock along the sides or at the base of steps or onto the roof so it crosses the ice dam and overhangs the gutter, will melt through the snow and ice and create a channel for water to flow down into the gutters or off the steps. If done properly those icy steps or ice patches that form as the snow melts will never appear. A refillable ice sleeve stops ice formation by laying in wait for precipitation and then when it snows by creating ice channels to drain water. Just place and forget it for the winter.Ice in gutters and downspouts are virtually impossible to remove without damage. In many cases, the gutter system has to be removed from the roof. If you have never used a ice dam sock on your roof before, you will find that they provide an inexpensive method for removing roof ice dams and improving your home's heating efficiency. Roof ice dams are an annoying source of roof damage, leaks, and heat loss in the winter. The main causes are drip melt from improperly capped warm air vent pipes and poor roof insulation. Laying a snow melt sock onto the roof so it crosses the ice dam and overhangs the gutter, will melt through the snow and ice and create a channel for water to flow down into the gutters or off the roof. If done properly those ice sickles that form as the snow melts from the edges of the gutters will never appear, they too are a cause of much damage and are dangerous to life and limb. Refillable ice dam socks break ice dams in minutes by creating ice channels to drain water. Just place and forget it for the winter. The socks are available from most manufacturers full of non-staining ice melt or empty for you to fill. Ice dam socks remove ice dams to prevent water damage to ceilings, windowsills, wood floors, and carpets. Most ice dam melting socks are nylon; this nylon sock can be used again and again to remove ice dams from your roof. Most ice melt socks do not include ice melt or throw cord. Typical sock when filled weight 3 pounds, and is 18 inches long, ice melt sock lasts for months. This is based on melt of 20-40 Square yards of roof snow per sock used. Place one sock every 10-15 feet at right angles above channel eaves and gutters. Reuse sock until empty. After use allow socks to dry naturally. Store in well-ventilated area. Purchase only environmentally friendly 100% nylon socks. An ice melt sock can last all winter and keep a 20 square foot area clear of ice dams depending on roof angle, sock placement, and rain/snowfall.