Repairing Drywall Golden Valley MN | Avoid Need For Drywall Repairs From Ice Dams
Repairing drywall throughout your home can be costly considering labor and materials. Some people opt to ‘do it yourself’ and end up having to hire a professional to fix their mistakes. When your home is not properly insulated and drywall is not sufficiently placed, it can lead to larger problems down the road. With Minnesota’s recent bad weather, ice dams can form on homes. This prevents the remaining melted snow to drain into gutters properly. When this happens, the backed-up water can seep through your shingles, into your roof, and eventually reach your living areas. It can cause water stains, roof decay, and mold growth. Here are some ways to avoid the need for repairing drywall from ice dams.
Repairing Drywall Golden Valley MN | Avoid Ice Dams That Cause Need for Drywall Repair
Ice dams are caused by the roof’s temperature being greater than the temperature outside. If you have attic space (that hasn’t been turned into conditioned living space), there are 3 common problems that lead to ice dams being created.
- Not enough of the recommended amount of insulation causing conditioned air inside your living spaces to seep to the attic space and making the roof warmer
- Inadequate or improper attic ventilation that doesn’t allow enough outside air to be drawn in
- Exhaust fans in bathrooms and kitchen that are ventilated into the attic instead of outside results in conditioned air to enter the attic and make roof warm
Repairing Drywall Golden Valley MN | Ice Dams Can Lead to Drywall Repair
Take extra measures to make sure your home is properly ventilated and insulated to avoid ice dams in these freezing and snowy weather. Ice dams form when the melted snow from a warm roof refreezes near the gutters. This prevents other melted snow to drain properly and the backed-up water finds its way into your home. These preventative measures will avoid future ice dams so that you won’t be troubled in needing drywall repair for your home.
Repairing Drywall Golden Valley MN | Make sure exhaust goes outside
As mentioned, this one of the most common issues that cause ice dams. Ensure that all exhaust pipes are ventilated outside, such as from the ones that come from bathroom fans and the kitchen range hood. If these air are ventilated into the attic rather than outside, conditioned air is introduced and moisture is dumped into the attic space. You don’t want this to create ice dams around your gutters and lead to mold growth.
Repairing Drywall Golden Valley MN | Proper ventilation in the attic
Proper ventilation of your attic space is a flow of fresh air in and out unobstructed. Vents that are installed correctly creates a natural draft letting your attic breathe. But too much isn’t good either. Too many vents can do more harm than good because it disrupts the natural air draft. The natural draft pulls cool air in from the bottom and releases warm air out the top.
Repairing Drywall Golden Valley MN | Have sufficient insulation to keep ‘bought air’ in
Make sure you have the recommended amount of insulation in your attic as it not only keeps it cooler, the conditioned air stays where it should be so you are also saving energy as well as money on your energy bills. An addition to insulation is to have a vapor barrier between the insulation and drywall. This prevents moisture from your other living spaces to seep into the attic and potentially cause mold growth or water damage to your drywall.
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