Madison Roof & Leak
Columbia County

Roof leak repair in Columbus

Most winter leaks here are ice dams rather than holes, and the roof is usually sound. The cause is heat escaping into the attic, which means the fix is not on the shingles.

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Population about 4,991.

Why roofs leak in Columbus

Columbus has a winter long enough and cold enough that ice damming, not storm damage, is the dominant cause of roof leaks. The mechanism is heat loss rather than weather: warm air escaping into the attic melts snow on the upper roof, the meltwater runs down and refreezes over the cold overhang, and the resulting ridge of ice backs water up beneath the shingle courses until it finds a way in. The roof itself is usually in perfect condition. Repeated through a Columbia County winter, freeze-thaw also works every flashing joint progressively looser, and spring brings hail and straight-line wind on top. The reason this matters is that fixing an ice dam leak by working on the shingles does not work — the problem is insulation and ventilation, and that is a different job.

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Call (706) 696-1888
Call (706) 696-1888