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.
Grace ice and water sheild to entire roof.
It s typically only installed on the first leslie.
It can protect your home from water leaks caused by ice dams and wind driven rain.
After that time it quickly came to be used by most companies to create better roofing systems whatever the 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.
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.
In fact a 3 strip of self adhering membrane at the eaves can be potentially worse than full coverage since a roofing leak above the eave membrane can saturate roof decking underneath the membrane as absorbed water is redistributed within the sheathing where it may become trapped long enough with sun beating on it to initiate and nurture.
The ice and water shield is an amazing roofing product that was first introduced in the 1980s.
This high performance solution provides superior performance at an excellent value.
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.
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.
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 the whole roof.
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.
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.