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What Happened To Your House Durning The Winter Storm??
 
With all the crazy weather happening across the north east, I read this and have heard some terrible stories about dangerous walkways and driveways. Worst off, I have heard about some serious water damage to homes currently on the market.
Freezing Rain.  4 Feet of Snow.  Hail the size of golf balls.  With this trifecta of winter weather conditions, I have been driving slowly, dodging 4 foot icicles when showing houses and aappreciating the sand that the sellers have left out for me to use on their slippery walk ways.  However, one thing that I didn't think so much of, but have heard alot about this year is ruined sheetrock inside the house...how can that be?  I thought that this was the best description of the problem and some solutions..
 

Did You Know...?    Ice Dams Happen! (But they don't have to)      An ice dam is a layer of ice that forms at the edge of your homes roof and prevents melting snow from properly draining. The melting snow creates conditions where water backs up behind the dam and leaks into a home causing damage to walls, ceilings, insulation, and potentially other systems within the home.   The causes of ice ... more

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