Grace ice water shield has protected the roofs of over 2 million homes and been installed on marquee projects in 25 countries since its introduction in 1978.
Grace ice and water sheild to entire roof.
Should a homeowner decide to cover the entire roof with ice and water protector it is even more important to consider proper attic ventilation carefully.
You should seriously consider using ice water shield if you live in ice dam country.
This high performance solution provides superior performance at an excellent value.
After that time it quickly came to be used by most companies to create better roofing systems whatever the weather.
Two of iko s ice and water protector products goldshield tm and armourgard tm act as water retardants and achieve a superior moisture transmission rate of fewer than 0 5 perms.
It can protect your home from water leaks caused by ice dams and wind driven rain.
If you have a roof that you know to be older than 1980 it won t have this great product under the shingles.
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.
Grace ice water shield is a versatile underlayment material that may be used on sloped roofs under mechanically attached roof coverings such as asphalt shingles slate tile cedar and standing seam metal in many climate and assembly conditions see limitations for additional information.
It s typically only installed on the first leslie.
The arguement that oh i would hate to be the next guy having to remove the ice and water shield couldn t you just remove the shingles leave the ice and water down and then put new ice and water on top of the old.
Ice and water shield the whole roof.
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.
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.