There's no attic above the area at issue. Vaulted ceiling.

Penetration/ Len Dawson

Even worse. If its a cathedral with not enough vent space expect interior damage when the insulation gets wet. It can wick a lot of water too. You real damage will be this weekend. Temps in the 32 to 35 highs and 20s at night will freeze thaw. Expansion damage as it happens over and over. Wet inside walls nay not be seen interior but sheathing under siding will soak an become punky and rot. Hope it doesnt get mold started.

Dam ice

You're pretty much screwed then, best bet is to get one of these roof rakes and keep the snow cleared from the overhangs.

http://www.roofrake.com/images/roofrake-gary.jpg

Yeah, I just had a new roof put on a couple years ago. I used to have this problem before, and when I got a new roof they put this on and added it as apparently it is Olathe city code. I haven't had a problem since.

Found this http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/...hedral-ceiling

Its hard to describe the layout, but it looks limited to one particular section of siding. I was planning on painting in the spring, so. I'll probably just remove that piece of siding and see if anything is back there.

It would help your cooling bills in the summer too. Tax deduction, sometime the local utility will offer rebates. In your situation there should be a soffit vent that allows air to flow between the rafters and into the attic. Those shouldn't be blocked and it may benefit to add the turbine power vents on the roof to move air through your attic. That should cool the roof in the winter and the summer

Home Depot and hardware stores sell heat cables. Just run the cables and plug them in. They should melt the ice in the gutter.

Wtf r ice dams on your roof

A whole world of bad shit if you get them. If you dont just have a beer and relax.

I have them bad on one corner of my house. I have a south-facing house and and a roof with multiple peaks. The top of the roof gets sun all day, the water runs down to this corner which is shaded by one of the peaks. It freezes and I get Ice dams.

I have an outlet in the soffit of that corner so a heat cable may work for me if I can get the gutter clear to put it in it.

Relax.

Global Warming is here to save you from your ice dam problems.

This problem is easy to resolve, just spray hot water on to your roof until it has all melted off. Geez!