The attic is vented by a ridge vent soffit vents both run the full length of the house and 2 2x3 wall vents.
Water droplets on roofing nails in attic.
Most people assume this is caused by a leaking roof but that might not be the source.
While i was installing the fan i noticed 1 small drop of water coming down from the attic into the electrical box for the fan.
I have a roof that is 10 years old gaf timberline 25.
Finding water damage on the wall or ceiling is worrying for any homeowner.
Water found in these places is commonly caused by condensation in the attic.
The heating trunk lines for the upstairs heating hot air runs through the attic they are fully insulated and.
I went up into the attic and noticed water droplets on many of the roofing nails holding the shingles down.
My wife ali and i bought an old house 18 months ago.
The drops of water on the nail tips are probably due to condensation the nails sticking thru the boards will be colder than the board and the water droplet forming on it is in essence dew don t worry it s not leaking if you re concerned you could try increasing the amount size of vents.
The nail chisel tips are rusted.
Prior to the fan being installed just 2 days ago all our roofing nails had water on them and the wall of the attic was wet everything is now dry so i feel confident that our water problem is solved.
Could the roof have cooked itself in 8 years like that.
Water droplets on nails in attic all sound roofing inc.
Fixing this issue can be less costly than replacing a roof but it should be addressed as soon as possible.
I have water dripping from the nails inside of my attic.
Also my wife had the roof done before we married.
Boxes stored in the attic were sometimes wet.
The plywood of your roof is typically not as thick as your standard galvanized steel roofing nail so it is expected for nails to show through this in your attic.
I noticed that they installed 4 roof vents but did not cut them out.
We ve only been in this house a couple of months.
Every nail chisel tip in the attic is dripping.
At times there was ice and frost on the nails.
The plywood can and is expected to take a bit of damage over time and this is okay as long as the shingle has something firm to hold itself down onto.
Ice frost and water in an attic condensation new construction text.
Using corks to cover roof nails in attic to protect your head.
Most of the nails i could see in the attic were rusty.
