Residential RoofIce Dam and Gutter Ice Melting Salt Sock - Made in USA

Why spend $10 for a nylon sock for your roof? I made my own, using a package of knee-high nylons from the dollar store, de-icer and a few lengths of rope (neither of which are included with this product anyway). My home-made versions work just as well, the nylons survived the entire winter intact (a pleasant surprise!) and the package of six nylon knee-high's only cost me a dollar! Save your money.....make your own!

We have found socks with non-staining ice melt are the only way we can prevent ice dams forming above our dining room crank out casement windows. We have always had a problem since these windows were installed to replace a picture window that failed. When they were installed we also had leaf guards installed on the gutters. This only added to the ice dam problem. The overhang is less than 4 inches, as ice sickles form they drip back to the windows. The water comes out under the trim and windowsill, run down through the ceiling onto sliding glass doors and into the hot tub room, what a mess. Now we install 8 socks above the windows before the ice dams and ice sickles start to form, problem corrected!

Is this product worth $10? Yes. Is it worth $30? No. The product is a very simple concept, it is a long thin bag that you will with ice melt to melt ice and snow from the roof in a channel that lead to the gutter or off the roof. Yes, you can make the same thing with pantyhose and cord, and in an emergency that would work. But if you are trying to do preventative setup (putting it up at the beginning of the season and planning to keep up there through the winter season, this product is worth the money. This product should last several years. The pantyhose would probably only last one season. The only problem is that the throw chord that the description talks about is not included. Just a small handle chord at the end. Also, the Velcro close strap is not attached to the bag. It is just wrapped around the bag. It would have been nice if the Velcro closure was attached like the Velcro closure is attached on an umbrella.