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Imagine a climber holding onto a cliff face. If the rock is rough and porous, they can get a solid grip. If the rock is smooth metal, they slip. Your house faces the same struggle with ice every winter. B. A. Harris Seamless Gutter wants you to visualize the battle happening at your roof edge.

When an ice dam forms, the ice grows backward and downward. It reaches out for your wooden fascia board. Wood is porous; it has texture. The ice seeps into the grain and freezes solid. It fuses to the wood like a weld. As the glacier of ice expands, it pulls. It rips the paint off. It wrenches the fascia board away from the rafters. It is a slow-motion tearing apart of your home's trim.

Now, picture a drip edge extension. It is a sleek, smooth strip of aluminum that covers the top of the wood. When the ice reaches for a grip, it finds only slick metal. It cannot bond. It slides. The ice dam might still form, but it floats on the surface of the metal rather than digging its claws into the wood.

When the thaw comes, the ice releases cleanly. There is no torn wood. No peeling paint. No rot. The metal barrier has done its job, deflecting the grip of winter so your home remains scarred but unbroken.

Installing a Drip Edge Extension is like greasing the pan before you bake. It ensures that when the heat rises, everything releases perfectly, leaving your home intact.

Conclusion Ice dams damage homes by fusing to porous wooden fascia boards and ripping them loose during expansion. A metal drip edge extension provides a smooth, non-porous surface that ice cannot bond to effectively. This barrier prevents the ice from gripping the wood, allowing it to release cleanly during thaws and preventing structural damage to the trim.

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