Frost On Nails In Attic

My wife ali and i bought an old house 18 months ago.

Frost on nails in attic.

When the moisture gets into the attic it condenses on the roof. When a warm sunny day arrives after a long cold stretch and it seems like you have a roof leak when there isn t a cloud in the sky it s probably attic icing otherwise known as ice dams or ice damming and the surprising thing is that it s very unlikely that the roof covering itself is the problem. We recently installed a wood burning fireplace insert in our 1980 home retrofitted into the brick fireplace with a stainless chimney liner installed. It s important to realize frost is in your attic for a few reasons.

Frost on nails is frozen condensation. A patch of frost here and there on the tips of roofing nails poking through the sheathing for instance probably isn t a cause for alarm. Frost accumulates in attics when moisture laden air from the house gets up there when it s cold. Left unchecked frost in an attic can lead to serious mold and decay.

When the weather warms up the frost will become water droplets and evaporate harmlessly. The outside of the can or glass had drops of. Ice frost and water in an attic condensation new construction text. Remember the last hot and humid day you were sitting outside drinking a cold beer iced tea soda or glass of ice water.

I consider myself a fairly attentive homeowner and have noticed something in my attic that has me concerned. Boxes stored in the attic were sometimes wet. Frost build up around the eve as well as on the roofing nail heads. Last winter i noticed condensation and water droplets on the nails that stick through the roof into the attic.

At times there was ice and frost on the nails. Frost on nails in attic spaces may frighten you. But anything more than an occasional patch is.