Ice Dam Protection Length Calculator

Actual eave-to-wall horizontal inset plus independently verified interior protection extent converted along each roof slope, not entire roof area or ice-dam prevention guarantee. Caller independently establishes units, regime, calibration and applicability; this does not establish design-code compliance, authenticity, operational safety, treatment efficacy or a validated forecast.

Description

An ice-barrier length measured along a roof differs from its horizontal projection.

An ice-barrier length measured along a roof differs from its horizontal projection.^[1]

Roof slope converts the supplied horizontal protection distance into a sloped length. Use Ice Dam Protection Length Calculator to evaluate the supplied inputs under the model explained below.

When to use Ice Dam Protection Length Calculator

Use Ice Dam Protection Length Calculator to evaluate the supplied inputs under the model explained below. Establish the units, measurement scope and model assumptions before entering values.

How to use Ice Dam Protection Length Calculator and understand its results

Establish the units, measurement scope and model assumptions before entering values.
Enter Observed exterior wall inset horizontal m, Caller verified interior protection horizontal m, Caller roof rise run ratios using the field table and validation rules below, then run the tool.
Read Caller sloped ice barrier lengths m; interpret the units, signs, ordering and unknown-value placeholders described below.
Correct reported input errors and rerun. Apply successful results according to their specific meanings and check the assumptions before using them in a decision.

Input field	Meaning	Value type	Requirement
observedExteriorWallInsetHorizontalM	Observed exterior wall inset horizontal m	array of number	Required; constraints below
callerVerifiedInteriorProtectionHorizontalM	Caller verified interior protection horizontal m	array of number	Required; constraints below
callerRoofRiseRunRatios	Caller roof rise run ratios	array of number	Required; constraints below

Enter aligned nonempty nonnegative exterior-wall horizontal inset and required interior horizontal protection distances in m, plus nonnegative roof rise/run ratios. Add the two horizontal distances and multiply by sqrt(1+ratio²) for each sloped length in m. The caller supplies protection requirements and roof geometry; no climate or code rule is installed.

slopedProtectionM[i] = (wallInsetM[i]+interiorProtectionM[i])×sqrt(1+riseRun[i]²)

Use the field order, units and branch conditions described above.

Output field	Meaning	Value type
callerSlopedIceBarrierLengthsM	Caller sloped ice barrier lengths m	array of number

json

{
  "input": {
    "observedExteriorWallInsetHorizontalM": [
      1,
      2
    ],
    "callerVerifiedInteriorProtectionHorizontalM": [
      0.5,
      0.5
    ],
    "callerRoofRiseRunRatios": [
      0.75,
      0
    ]
  },
  "output": {
    "callerSlopedIceBarrierLengthsM": [
      1.875,
      2.5
    ]
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

Roof slope converts the supplied horizontal protection distance into a sloped length. Apply the exact scope and assumptions explained above.

All listed fields require explicit values. Unexpected fields, incorrect types, nonfinite numbers and sparse arrays fail validation. Domain-specific bounds, alignments and supported tokens are explained above; extremely large inputs or outputs can also be rejected. Input errors differ from successful false results, empty match lists and unknown-evidence placeholders.

Alternative or Complementary methods

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References

Ice Dam Protection Length Calculator — tool.io

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