SUNSET BUILDERS

After purchasing our house we discovered that the roof accumulated ice dams up to 3 feet high in places. Water had started backing up under the shingles and dripping through the ceiling. Half the house has a lovely tongue-and-groove wood cathedral ceiling which we did not want to lose. We determined that there was lots of insulation but no ventilation at all between the cathedral ceiling and the roof deck. Brad let us know at the outset that roofing wasn't his specialty but he was able to see what needed to be done and devised a way to install ventilation without changing the pitch or height of the roof or the interior ceiling. He tore off the old decking and installed insulated foam board so there was a 2" air channel between each joist from the roof vents under the eaves all the way up to the vent at the peak. He then covered that entire half of the roof with ice and water shield, re-decked it with 1/2" CDX plywood, and shingled the entire roof. Brad and his men worked quickly, did a good job, and charged reasonably. The lovely wooden ceiling was saved and there has never been an ice dam since.