lagman wrote:

I just moved into a new house in IA. We had our first bad ice storm
of the year, and one section of my gutters froze up and some water
backed up into the house.

Would gutter covers fix this problem, or should I install a heating
element in the gutter?

Thanks,
Dan

Don't do anything (at least not until spring), it will warm up tomorrow
and probably will not happen again for a year or two. I am in SE Iowa
and it is already up to 40 degrees F at 9:00 PM. Sure was a mess earlier
and it was the first day of deer season. :-(

Don