Ice dam repair
Winter leak stops and the attic fix behind them.
What these calls look like
Gutters are a roofing problem in winter and a foundation problem the rest of the year.
A gutter that overflows in a heavy rain is either clogged, undersized, or pitched wrong, and the water goes behind the gutter and back under the drip edge — rotting fascia, soaking sheathing at the eave, and getting into the soffit. That's a roof leak with a gutter cause.
In winter the same gutter holds ice. A packed gutter can't drain meltwater, which gives an ice dam a place to build and a weight problem that pulls the gutter and sometimes the fascia off the house.
Where the downspouts end matters as much as the gutter. On the hillside lots throughout this valley, a downspout dumping at the foundation sends water straight into a basement that was already fighting groundwater. Extensions are cheap; the basement is not.
Winter leak stops and the attic fix behind them.
Trace the path instead of patching the stain.
Photos and findings before anyone quotes a tear-off.
Primary coverage is Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, with regular dispatch into the close South Hills, North Hills, and Washington County towns.
At the eave, yes. Overflow goes behind the gutter and under the drip edge, which rots fascia and soaks the sheathing — that's roof damage with a gutter cause.
No. Ice dams are a heat-loss problem in the attic. Guards can help keep debris out, but they don't change why snow is melting on your roof.
Seamless has fewer joints to fail and is the standard for a full replacement. Sectional is mostly a repair material now.
24/7 dispatch for leaks, storm damage, hail, fallen limbs and ice dams across the Ohio Valley.