How To Install Ice Shield On Roof

Bruce asked me the following question.

How to install ice shield on roof.

Install the ice barrier membrane according to the manufacturer s instructions with the drip edge installed on top of the membrane. Peel back 300 600 mm 1 2 ft of release liner align membrane. When water and ice is installed should it be adhesive backed and should it be on the bare sheathing at first i was going to give my standard response but i thought this would be an excellent teaching moment. Cut waterguard rain ice to a convenient length and dry fit the membrane to the roof before removing the release film.

Begin at a lower corner of roof parallel to the eave and flip the whole sheet over so the adhesive side with release film faces up. Installing ice and water shield roofing text. Cut the membrane into 3 5 m 10 15 ft lengths and re roll loosely. If installed properly this reliable roofing underlayment can save homeowners 18 000 in reroofing costs.

Peel both sides of the release film completely off. Here s how proper installation of grace ice water shield the conventional method.