Figure 6  CLOSE WINDOW

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(1) heat leak at eave stops ice dam; (2) heated overhang should extend out; (3) snow arrester and inside gutter prevent slippage and icicles; (4) cold roof insulated from heat prevents damming, as does flat roof. Drawing by Jocelyn Bates Helgerson