Is Frost In My Attic Normal

Frost itself doesn t do any damage but once it melts things get wet and then damage occurs.

Is frost in my attic normal.

Remember the last hot and humid day you were sitting outside drinking a cold beer iced tea soda or glass of ice water. When moisture gets into the attic it condenses on the roof sheathing in the form of frost. This winter warmer dryer weather has seen the return of more normal attic conditions with significant frost seen only in problematic attics. That s about it pretty simple.

Check out my post on moldy attics for some. That s about it pretty simple. Frost on nails is frozen condensation. When the weather warms up the frost will become water droplets and evaporate harmlessly.

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. It should to a degree. Frost gets into the attic from air leaks or attic bypasses.

Boxes stored in the attic were sometimes wet. To start frost accumulates when moisture laden air from the house gets into the attic. I ve blogged about attic air leaks many times and i ve shared photos of attic air leaks. The warm air you are paying for to heat your home is leaking into the attic because your house is not sealed from the attic.

Warm air holds a lot of. Frost and ice forms in attics when warm humid air accumulates and condenses on the underside of your roof sheathing. Left unchecked frost in an attic can lead to serious mold and decay a patch of frost here and there on the tips of roofing nails poking through the sheathing for instance probably isn t a cause for alarm. The unusual amounts of frost last year likely melted.

When the moisture gets into the attic it condenses on the roof. Frost on nails in attic spaces may frighten you. The outside of the can or glass had drops of. To start frost shows up in the attic when moisture laden air from the house gets into the attic.

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. Frost in the attic comes from the house.