Over time the ice may back up into your gutters themselves thereby creating extra weight on your entire guttering system.
Frozen gutter drain.
Many contractors employ equipment that injects steam and or hot water into your gutters and through your downspouts to get rid of ice.
The only sure fire way to melt the ice in frozen gutters is to hire a professional.
Frozen downspouts can cause costly damage.
Should i try to thaw out the downspout.
Though the results are guaranteed the cost can run you several hundred dollars and if any residual water stays inside your.
This can lead to your gutter and downspout tearing away from your roof or siding leading to more costly and larger problems such as water leaks and improper drainage.
Trying to break it up is dangerous and you can damage the gutters.
In fact once your gutters are frozen solid your best bet may be to wait it out.
However consistently frozen or frozen solid downspouts may require immediate attention especially if weather conditions will be less than ideal for the foreseeable future.
Over time the ice can back up into your gutters creating additional weight on your entire gutter system.
A downspout is an integral part of a home s gutter system.
The only time i would even bother trying to touch an ice dam like that is if it s going into the shingles and dripping into the house says joe hennelly owner of hennelly son roofing gutters in quincy massachusetts.
If you live in a colder part of the world you may run into a situation where your downspouts become frozen.
I ve got a frozen downspout on the corner of my house due to multiple high snowfalls this year crazy low temps from polar vortexes indiana.