Sussex County

More snow, harder freezes and longer ice-dam season than anywhere else we work. That puts the emphasis on ventilation and ice-and-water shield at the eaves, because an ice dam does not damage the roof surface, it pushes water backwards underneath it. We detail the eaves properly and we size the gutters for real runoff, not the minimum.

Lake communities around Sparta, Vernon and Byram bring their own conditions: heavy tree cover, damp shaded elevations and a lot of cedar that has gone past the point of staining.