Frost In Attic In Winter

That s about it pretty simple.

Frost in attic in winter.

This is why you see the frost. Last winter i noticed condensation and water droplets on the nails that stick through the roof into the attic. Boxes stored in the attic were sometimes wet. This exact same process is happening in your attic during extreme cold weather.

A point often overlooked is that since it s winter the water freezes on the cold nails. Why is there ice in my roof. When warm air from inside the house escapes traveling up through the bypasses the moisture condenses on the roof boards and rafters where the frost can form. The nails that you see in your attic get as cold as the outdoor temperature.

The resulting thick layer of frost remained for several weeks until the weather warmed or a reasonable layer of snow covered the roofs to provide some insulation from the very cold exterior temperatures. This winter warmer dryer weather has seen the return of more normal attic conditions with significant frost seen only in problematic attics. When moisture gets into the attic it condenses on the roof sheathing in the form of frost. When moisture gets into the attic it condenses on the roof sheathing in the form of frost.

My wife ali and i bought an old house 18 months ago. When the outside temperature rises again the frost thaws water collects and can leak into your house. During winter conditions attic frost is a problem associated with attic bypasses. Frost accumulates in attics when moisture laden air from the house gets up there when it s cold.

This post is largely a re blog of my last post on attic frost but that was from 2013 and it s time for a reminder about all of this. That s about it pretty simple. Ice frost and water in an attic condensation new construction text. At times there was ice and frost on the nails.

This post is largely a re blog of my last post on attic frost but that was from 2013 and it s time for a reminder about all of this. 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. This post is largely a re blog of my last post on attic frost but that was from 2013 and it s time for a reminder about all of this. That s about it pretty simple.

When the moisture gets into the attic it condenses on the roof. To start frost accumulates when moisture laden air from the house gets into the attic.