Nails Are Sweating On My New Roof In Attic

I thought i would go up in the attic and take a look and when i opened the attic stairs dirty crap rained from above.

Nails are sweating on my new roof in attic.

The air in the attic has water in it and it condenses on the cold metal. Old tar paper wood chips nails dust you name it. The attic is going to collect the most dust during your roofing replacement. We often put sentimental and fragile items in the attic but that makes them very vulnerable during a roof replacement.

The roofing nails in my attic are covered with ice and are dripping onto attic floor. The nails that you see in your attic get as cold as the outdoor temperature. A point often overlooked is that since it s winter the water freezes on the cold nails. You can prevent these problems from occurring by maintaining a dry attic with a low relative.

It is a walk up attic unheated and temp here has been 0 to 10 degrees. Moist or wet insulation. Store them on the ground floor for now. This exact same process is happening in your attic during extreme cold weather.

If you suspect you have moisture problems in your attic check for the following indications of excess moisture in the attic. Condensation in the attic is a serious problem that must be addressed by homeowners. This is why you see the frost. 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.

What can i do to remedy condensation of water on all the nails which penetrate the attic ceiling from the shingles in winter the condensation is frozen and continue to drip water. Protecting the nails doesn t do anything for the wood throughout the attic. If left untreated it can damage critical structural elements of the home such as the trusses and rafters ruin insulation damage any stored belongings and lead to the formation of potentially toxic black mold. So when they were removing the old roof from the wood lathe naturally a lot of debris fell into the attic since there was no solid decking beneath it all.

It is wise to lay tarps or painter s drop sheets on the floor to make. Moisture or frost on the roofs sheathing. Moisture frost and ice buildup on roofing nails. Water or drip marks scattered on the attic floor.

It s a bit odd that they didn t before. If they re dripping that much though you re sorely lacking in attic ventilation.