Fix the Cause, Not the Ice
Ice dam removal and prevention in Missoula — steam removal when there is already a ridge of ice on your eaves, and attic, ventilation, and gutter work so it does not come back next winter.
Ice dam removal and prevention in Missoula — steam removal when there is already a ridge of ice on your eaves, and attic, ventilation, and gutter work so it does not come back next winter.
Ice dams hit hardest where snow sits and sun does not reach — the Rattlesnake, Pattee Canyon, Grant Creek, the South Hills, and up the Bitterroot through Lolo and Florence.
Steam, not a hammer and not a pressure washer. It melts the dam without chewing up the shingles or the gutters underneath it.
The actual cause. Warm air leaking into the attic is what melts the snow that refreezes at your eaves — seal it and the dam stops forming.
Soffit intake and ridge exhaust balanced so the roof deck stays cold and even. Half the ice-dam calls we get are really blocked-soffit calls.
Heat cable as a backup on problem eaves and valleys, plus gutter guards so ice does not have a plugged trough to build on in the first place.
| Job type | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Steam ice-dam removal | $500 – $1,600 |
| Heat cable installation | $700 – $2,400 |
| Attic air-sealing / ventilation correction | $1,200 – $4,500 |
| Gutter guard installation | $8 – $16 per linear ft |
These are typical Missoula-area ranges, not quotes. Every estimate we give is based on a real on-site inspection.
Most companies sell you heat cable. We find the heat leak that made the dam.
Low-pressure steam only — chipping ice off a roof wrecks the shingles under it.
Free inspection, written estimate, no pressure.
If water is already backing into the house, steam removal comes first — same week, sooner if it is running down a wall.
We inspect the attic for air leakage, insulation gaps, and blocked soffit vents to work out why the dam formed at all.
Air-sealing, insulation, ventilation, heat cable, or gutter guards — whatever the inspection says, in writing, with a price.