I mean, triple glazing and heated flashing sound great on paper, but what happens when the snow starts melting and refreezing around the seams?
Honestly, I get where you’re coming from, but I’ve seen some of the newer heated flashings actually do their job—at least for the first few winters. The trick seems to be pairing them with proper insulation and ventilation in the roof assembly. If the attic’s cold and the install’s tight, ice dams are way less of a headache. Still, I wouldn’t call them “set and forget.” Maintenance is still a thing, even with the fancy stuff. Sometimes I wonder if we’re just trading one set of problems for another, though...
You’re not wrong—heated flashings aren’t the magic bullet some folks hope for. I’ve seen them help, but if the insulation and air sealing aren’t dialed in, you’re still fighting an uphill battle. It’s wild how much just a bit of warm air leaking from the attic can mess things up. Maintenance is always part of the deal, no matter how “advanced” the tech gets... sometimes I think old-school overhangs and a good roof pitch are underrated.
sometimes I think old-school overhangs and a good roof pitch are underrated.
I get where you’re coming from, but honestly, when we redid our roof last year, the overhangs weren’t the game-changer I hoped for. We’ve got a pretty steep pitch and decent eaves, but it was really fixing the attic insulation and sealing up weird gaps that finally stopped the leaks and ice dams. Maybe it’s just our climate, but techy stuff like heated flashings actually made a noticeable difference for us—just not on their own. Sometimes it’s a weird mix of old tricks and new gadgets that gets the job done.
It’s wild how much the “little stuff” matters, right? We always thought the steep pitch would do most of the work, but until we tackled air leaks and insulation, nothing really changed. It’s definitely a combo of old and new for us too. Sometimes you just have to experiment a bit before things finally click.
It’s wild how much the “little stuff” matters, right? We always thought the steep pitch would do most of the work, but until we tackled air leaks and insulation, nothing really changed.
I get what you mean about the “little stuff,” but I’d argue the pitch still plays a bigger role than folks give it credit for. In my experience, a really steep roof can actually mask some insulation issues—water just runs off so fast. But yeah, tracking down leaks and sealing them up is a game changer. I just wouldn’t downplay how much that old-school design helps too. Sometimes it’s not all about modern fixes; those classic angles are there for a reason.
