Frost On Nails In Attic

That s about it pretty simple.

Frost on nails in attic.

Boxes stored in the attic were sometimes wet. Frost on nails in attic spaces may frighten you. The outside of the can or glass had drops of. When the moisture gets into the attic it condenses on the roof.

When the weather warms up the frost will become water droplets and evaporate harmlessly. Why is there ice in my roof. I consider myself a fairly attentive homeowner and have noticed something in my attic that has me concerned. Left unchecked frost in an attic can lead to serious mold and decay.

My wife ali and i bought an old house 18 months ago. Frost on nails is frozen condensation. Frost build up around the eve as well as on the roofing nail heads. Frost accumulates in attics when moisture laden air from the house gets up there when it s cold.

It s important to realize frost is in your attic for a few reasons. Ice frost and water in an attic condensation new construction text. 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. 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.

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. But anything more than an occasional patch is.