Wet Nails In Attic

The nails that you see in your attic get as cold as the outdoor temperature.

Wet nails in attic.

My wife ali and i bought an old house 18 months ago. I have noticed the last couple of winters that when i bring something down from the attic it has rust spots on it. Boxes stored in the attic were sometimes wet. If the problem is the result of water or moisture penetrating the foundation or floor slab there are many remedial actions which may help.

Water dripping from roofing nails in attic. Make the final repair as soon as weather permits. The heating trunk lines for the upstairs heating hot air runs through the attic they are fully insulated and. At times there was ice and frost on the nails.

The attic is vented by a ridge vent soffit vents both run the full length of the house and 2 2x3 wall vents. I had a new roof put on my house 3 years ago. Wet roof on the inside. New decking on it all and dimensional shingles.

Repairing a roof leak from the inside is a temporary fix only. I have water dripping from the nails inside of my attic. The best solution for controlling moisture is at its source. 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.

This exact same process is happening in your attic during extreme cold weather. Last winter i noticed condensation and water droplets on the nails that stick through the roof into the attic. Ice frost and water in an attic condensation new construction text. Attic shingle nails wet condensation looking for list of solutions.

Wasps are coming through into the house from attic. I can see the roofing nails that protrude into the attic are dripping wet. This is why you see the frost. The roof has a ridge vent and soffit vents.

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. A moist attic means moist insulation and moist insulation is less effective. A point often overlooked is that since it s winter the water freezes on the cold nails.