Water Droplets On Roofing Nails In Attic

Every nail chisel tip in the attic is dripping.

Water droplets on roofing nails in attic. Most people assume this is caused by a leaking roof but that might not be the source. My wife ali and i bought an old house 18 months ago. 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. I went up into the attic and noticed water droplets on many of the roofing nails holding the shingles down.

The heating trunk lines for the upstairs heating hot air runs through the attic they are fully insulated and. Btw an update as to how our problem is solved we are in the northeast and it has been very humid since we installed the fan. 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. Boxes stored in the attic were sometimes wet.

I noticed that they installed 4 roof vents but did not cut them out. The attic is vented by a ridge vent soffit vents both run the full length of the house and 2 2x3 wall vents. 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. Not sure if that has anything to do with it.

I have water dripping from the nails inside of my attic. 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. Could the roof have cooked itself in 8 years like that. Also my wife had the roof done before we married.

Finding water damage on the wall or ceiling is worrying for any homeowner. Ice frost and water in an attic condensation new construction text. I have a roof that is 10 years old gaf timberline 25. Water found in these places is commonly caused by condensation in the attic.

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. Most of the nails i could see in the attic were rusty. The nail chisel tips are rusted. 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. Water droplets on nails in attic all sound roofing inc.