Ice And Water Shield Roof
Ice water shield is a thick sticky back underlayment also known as felt paper that will adhere to your roof deck and prevent water from seeping into your home if it gets under your shingles.
Ice and water shield roof. If an ice dam occurs on your roof and water backs up under the shingles it will seep down into your home through the nail holes holding the shingles on and into your attic. Ice and water protector sometimes also referred to as ice and water shield is a waterproof roof underlayment membrane developed to protect vulnerable areas on a roof from ice and water damage. Ice and water protectors sometimes called ice and snow shields in cold climates are made with polymer modified bitumen. 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.
Grace ice water shield is supplied in 3 ft wide rolls of varying lengths. 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. What is ice water shield. Specifically designed to meet the challenges inherent in metal roof assemblies delivers all the advantages of grace ice and water shield with thermal stability up to 260 f seals around roofing nails resisting leakage caused by water back up ice dams or wind driven rain can be left exposed for up to 120 days.