It s typically only installed on the first leslie.
Ice and water shield entire roof.
Now ice and water shield is designed to stop ice damming or water that backs up say from your gutters and getting into the roof surface.
Ice and water shield the whole roof.
It can protect your home from water leaks caused by ice dams and wind driven rain.
Grace ice and water shield fully adhered smooth surface roofing underlayment provides best in class roof leak protection against wind driven rain and ice dams.
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Neither one is going to pass water vapor.
Ice and water shield is a thin rubberized asphalt membrane that goes beneath the shingles of your roof typically only along the overhangs and in the valleys.
Covering the entire roof with ice water is no different for the wood breathing than covering the entire roof with metal roofing.
Ice water shield is a thick sticky back underlayment also known as felt paper that will adhere to your roof deck and prevent water from seeping into your home if it gets under your shingles.
Asphalt shingles are a little bit permeable in windy conditions but not very.
Other types of roofing including cedar shingles and concrete tile roofing are fairly permeable.
Both products have a separate purpose.
The arguement that oh i would hate to be the next guy having to remove the ice and water shield couldn t you just remove the shingles leave the ice and water down and then put new ice and water on top of the old.
Ice and water protectors sometimes called ice and snow shields in cold climates are made with polymer modified bitumen.
Ice and water protector sometimes also referred to as ice and water shield is a waterproof roof underlayment membrane developed to protect vulnerable areas on a roof from ice and water damage.
Many types of roofing including epdm and standing seam steel roofing are virtually impermeable to water vapor.