Looks like water is somehow getting into the bottom metal runs of the soffit and travelling from gutter end towards the wall and then dripping down the wall.
Brown icicles on siding.
The liquid was brown and thick.
Knocking off icicles is not recommended and can easily cause damage to eaves flashing and gutters.
This morning we notice that the vinyl siding of this wall is covered with icicles.
Would you recommend would you feel that these ice tapes with you put in your gutters.
When we took the siding down the plywood underneath was rotten in a small area but luckily no internal damage.
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You re correct that the discoloration is dirt dust or debris in your attic soffit or behind your siding.
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Here are a couple of photos showing what stained siding looks like after all the ice is gone.
I have brown water coming from behind my siding and from behind my windows both.
Brown or tea colored ice is a sign that something is wrong.
The brown ice means that water is infiltrating the roof and causing dirty ice to form.
The north north west side of our house has a 2 foot soffit overhang.
Brown icicles are often a sign that water has seeped under your shingles.
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Because it would seem to me that the most logical way the water is getting into the siding is by being pressed up there through an ice dam causing the situation where icicles form on siding.
Roofing gutters and all waterproofing anywhere brown water coming out from behind siding and windows help.
A secondary problem is water damage evidenced by the unsightly brown stains spotted on ceilings and or walls.
Melting snow and ice can also get packed underneath roof shingles causing water to seep into the cracks of the roof.
The underside of your shingles is a mess of dirt and debris sitting on top of tar.
Any water under your shingles will be brownish or blackish and that water might roll down your roof and become a grungy icicle.