Wet Nails In Attic

Wet roof on the inside.

Wet nails in attic.

This exact same process is happening in your attic during extreme cold weather. Walk carefully on the ceiling joists in the attic or use a sheet of plywood to walk on so you will not accidentally put a hole in the ceiling panel. The attic is vented by a ridge vent soffit vents both run the full length of the house and 2 2x3 wall vents. Wasps are coming through into the house from attic.

Nail drips in attic. The air in the attic has water in it and it condenses on the cold metal. Ice frost and water in an attic condensation new construction text. A moist attic means moist insulation and moist insulation is less effective.

The roof has a ridge vent and soffit vents. The nails that you see in your attic get as cold as the outdoor temperature. Last winter i noticed condensation and water droplets on the nails that stick through the roof into the attic. I can see the roofing nails that protrude into the attic are dripping wet.

This is why you see the frost. These same condensation points the roofing nails will often map exactly the drip stains found on the attic insulation or attic floor below each nail. The heating trunk lines for the upstairs heating hot air runs through the attic they are fully insulated and. Excessive attic moisture condenses on the cool metal surface of the roofing nails causing corrosion or rust on the nails and stains on the surrounding wood materials.

The best solution for controlling moisture is at its source. My wife ali and i bought an old house 18 months ago. A point often overlooked is that since it s winter the water freezes on the cold nails. Boxes stored in the attic were sometimes wet.

At times there was ice and frost on the nails. Repairing a roof leak from the inside is a temporary fix only. Attic shingle nails wet condensation looking for list of solutions. Make the final repair as soon as weather permits.

I have water dripping from the nails inside of my attic. Water dripping from roofing nails in attic. I have noticed the last couple of winters that when i bring something down from the attic it has rust spots on it.