We offer ice dam removal for St. Cloud, MN homes in 56301, 56303 and 56304, on the Stearns, Benton and Sherburne county sides of the city. Our crew melts thick eave ice with low-pressure steam until meltwater reaches the gutter. Calls are answered 24/7, including nights, weekends and holidays.
St. Cloud ice dam removal is steam work at the eaves: we melt the frozen band at the roof edge so trapped meltwater can reach the gutter. We cover the whole city across three counties. NOAA's St. Cloud station records 83.5 days a year when the high stays at freezing or colder, more than the Twin Cities airport's 72.3.
Every north and east eave
The St. Cloud Regional Airport station averages only 6.9 days in January with a high over 32°F. With so few thaws, a dam keeps adding ice for weeks, and by February it can be thick enough to hold back a lot of water.
The roof over heated rooms
NOAA puts normal St. Cloud snowfall at 47.9 inches, and the 2022-23 winter set the city's all-time record of 88.2 inches, according to the DNR State Climatology Office. A thick snow blanket can trap attic heat against the roof deck, so the bottom layer melts while the eave stays frozen.
Bath fans, light boxes and hatches
University of Minnesota Extension calls air leaking up from the house the major heat source in many homes that dam. Frost on the roofing nail tips inside the attic often means that moist house air is getting up there.
Every St. Cloud visit follows the same method we use for steam ice dam removal statewide, adjusted for how much ice has built up.
If water is coming inside, our first job is to steam a gap through the dam so the pooled water can run out. University of Minnesota Extension describes that kind of channel as a stopgap good for a few days, so we keep going until the full dam is gone.
On a dam built over several cold weeks, we steam it back in passes, starting with a path for the trapped water. We finish at the shingles and open the gutter and downspout outlets so the next thaw has somewhere to go.
Landlords and associations call us when a shared or rental roof leaks into more than one unit. We clear the eaves the owner or board points us to and report where the ice was heaviest.
These four St. Cloud facts change when dams leak and what to plan for once the ice is gone. Price follows time spent on the roof, explained on our homepage.
NOAA's normals give St. Cloud 23.6 days with a high over 32°F in March, more than three times January's 6.9. That is the month a winter's worth of ice starts to melt, so dams that held all winter often leak then.
The city sits in Stearns, Benton and Sherburne counties, yet roofing permits inside city limits come from the City of St. Cloud Building Safety. If a leak leads to new shingles, Minnesota code calls for ice barrier from the eave until it is two feet in from the outer wall line.
Pulling snow off the lower roof removes one ingredient of a dam, though University of Minnesota Extension warns a rake may damage roofing. Our guide on whether to roof rake or call a crew covers when each makes sense.
The Census puts St. Cloud's median year built at 1981, and 3,446 homes date from 1939 or earlier. On houses of either age, we point out the warm spots where snow melted first so you know where attic air is escaping.
Water dripping from a St. Cloud ceiling during a thaw is an emergency, and our line is answered 24/7.
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Call (612) 471-2509We cover every St. Cloud neighborhood and the towns around the city. For anywhere else, see other Minnesota cities we cover.
St. Cloud, by ZIP code
Minneapolis sees fewer days that stay frozen than St. Cloud, 72.3 a year at its airport station, so dams there melt and refreeze more often.
Roseville's median home dates from 1969, older than St. Cloud's 1981 figure, and its roofing permits come over the counter at City Hall.
Rochester gets 53.1 inches in a normal snow season, more than St. Cloud, and every residential re-roof there has needed a permit and inspections since May 1, 2025.
Here are the questions St. Cloud homeowners and landlords ask us most during a long freeze.
Yes. We work in all three counties the city spans, on both sides of the Mississippi. Any roofing permit inside city limits still comes from the City of St. Cloud Building Safety.
Longer cold stretches. Only 6.9 days in an average St. Cloud January top 32°F, so a dam can keep building for weeks without a real melt to slow it.
Only from the ground, and only if it is safe. University of Minnesota Extension notes a roof rake can damage roofing, so leave the dam itself alone and keep the walkway to the house clear.
Usually, yes. Snow on the roof is one of the ingredients Extension lists, so a winter like the record 88.2 inches of 2022-23 gives a warm attic far more snow to melt.
Tell us how thick the ice looks from the yard and whether any ceiling is stained, and we will plan for a long-freeze dam. Before next winter, read how the Minnesota ice dam season runs.
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Call (612) 471-2509