Ice Dam Help

[ecduzitgood]

Could the water with the salt enter the house and cause additional damage if I am already getting water now?

[nightfighter]

Originally Posted by BigFish

The biggest problem is just finding the calcium chloride......good luck!

I got 4 50# bags at HD late this morning. And they seemed to have plenty. But it was priced at $16.97...

Originally Posted by ecduzitgood

Could the water with the salt enter the house and cause additional damage if I am already getting water now?

Not much should be getting in once you release the back up of water with a channel. As for damage, no more than the salt you track in on your boots. Mold behind the walls and wet insullation is a different story....

[FishermanTim]

Another concern would be the impact of CaCl on your landscape, since the salt-laden water has to go somewhere.
(Sounds like the arguement about dumping snow in the rivers and ocean?)

[nightfighter]

Originally Posted by FishermanTim

Another concern would be the impact of CaCl on your landscape, since the salt-laden water has to go somewhere.
(Sounds like the arguement about dumping snow in the rivers and ocean?)

With the amount of rock salt in the snowbanks, my lawn will singed 20' back from the curb anyway.... Not one of my clients who have had leaking inside would put the shrubs ahead of the leak.

("Phuck it, Herb. Those are my prize roses.... I'll live with the leak....)

And it's not like you are putting up a ton of product... just enough to relieve the water back up.

Just thought of this, however... the calcium chloride will disintegrate mortar on brick stairs and walkways. Come spring, the portland will be gone and all that will be left between the brick is sand. Just saying....