Ice And Water Shield Entire Roof

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.

Ice and water shield entire roof.

You should seriously consider using ice water shield if you live in ice dam country. Now ice and water shield is designed to stop ice damming or water that backs up say from your gutters and getting into the roof surface. 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. Ice and water shield is a thin rubberized asphalt membrane that goes beneath the shingles of your roof typically only along the overhangs and in the valleys.

It can protect your home from water leaks caused by ice dams and wind driven rain. It s typically only installed on the first leslie. Both products have a separate purpose. Other types of roofing including cedar shingles and concrete tile roofing are fairly permeable.

Potentially covering an entire roof with ice and water protector can prevent leaks even after high wind conditions blow shingles off the roof preventing further damage and making repair easier. Ice and water shield the whole roof. However because the modified bitumen back surface is continuous these membranes can result in a vapor barrier. Asphalt shingles are a little bit permeable in windy conditions but not very.