Ice and water protector sometimes also referred to as ice and water shield is a waterproof roof underlayment membrane developed to protect vulnerable areas on a roof from ice and water damage.
Snow and ice shield roofing.
Roofing underlayment specifically designed to meet the challenges inherent in metal roof assemblies delivers all the advantages of grace ice and water shield with thermal stability up to 260 f seals around roofing nails resisting leakage caused by water back up ice dams or wind driven rain.
Ice and water shield is a peel and stick product that adheres directly to the roof deck.
After that time it quickly came to be used by most companies to create better roofing systems whatever the weather.
Grace ice and water shield roofing underlayment a registered trademark of gcp applied technologies is the name that contractors trust the most to protect their reputations.
The ice and water shield is an amazing roofing product that was first introduced in the 1980s.
If you have a roof that you know to be older than 1980 it won t have this great product under the shingles.
During winters when there is a lot of snow and ice dams form higher up the roof slope water can pond up behind the dams and reach higher than 36 in.
Grace ice and water shield fully adhered smooth surface roofing underlayment provides best in class roof leak protection against wind driven rain and ice dams.
Chimneys pipe boots roof vents and skylights.
Ice and water shield contains asphalt cement a special stretchable membrane and a fancy co polymer called styrene butadene styrene sbs.
Ice water shield is a thick sticky back underlayment also known as felt paper that will adhere to your roof deck and prevent water from seeping into your home if it gets under your shingles.
The winter of 2014 2015 in my southern new england area reinforced the need for ice barriers to be installed according to the code.
Apply roof covering material at temperatures of 40 f 5 c or higher.
The ice and water shield roofing material is made with a rubberized asphalt mixture that solves these problems.
It is also commonly applied in the valleys of a house as well as around any roof protrusions including.
Ice and water protectors sometimes called ice and snow shields in cold climates are made with polymer modified bitumen.
Peel back 1 2 ft 300 600 mm of release liner align the membrane and continue to peel the release liner from the membrane.
If an ice dam occurs on your roof and water backs up under the shingles it will seep down into your home through the nail holes holding the shingles on and into your attic.
What is ice water shield.
Press the membrane in place with heavy hand pressure.
It forms a water proof barrier where ice most often build up on the eaves edge.
