How To Install Ice And Water Shield On Roof

Ice and water shield is a great product that can be used in spots to protect the most vulnerable areas of your roof or as a whole roof underlayment to protect from ice dams water dams storms and leaking in any area of the country and any weather.

How to install ice and water shield on roof.

The video shows you exactly what ice water shield looks like and where it s installed. In the video it s been installed on the entire roof. The guy also talks about how the ice water shield seals itself around roofing nails which helps to distinguish it from a traditional underlayment product e g. Ice and water shield is perfect to use around skylights chimneys plumbing vents ventilation caps or anything that penetrates up through a roof.

Ice and water protectors sometimes called ice and snow shields in cold climates are made with polymer modified bitumen. 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. 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.