Nails In My Attic Are Dripping Wet

If you have a friend in the attic ask him to direct you to a sturdy spot where the nail can bite into the wood.

Nails in my attic are dripping wet.

The best solution for controlling moisture is at its source. The air in the attic has water in it and it condenses on the cold metal. Also my wife had the roof done before we married. Not sure if that has anything to do with it.

This is why you see the frost. All of this is one half of your problem. A moist attic means moist insulation and moist insulation is less effective. In your case a attic access hatch or doorway is leaking badly allowing quantities of water laden air to come in contact with your roofing nails.

Every nail chisel tip in the attic is dripping. Could the roof have cooked itself in 8 years like that. I have a roof that is 10 years old gaf timberline 25. Not sure there is much you can do about it other than maybe spray the tips of the nails with some rubber coating to insulate it from direct cold wet air contact.

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. If the problem is the result of water or moisture penetrating the foundation or floor slab there are many remedial actions which may help. The nails that you see in your attic get as cold as the outdoor temperature. The nail chisel tips are rusted.

I noticed that they installed 4 roof vents but did not cut them out. If the women don t find you handsome they should at least find you handy. There may be no vapor barrier in your ceilings allowing the water vapor to pass into the attic.