Wet Attic In Winter

Around light fixtures up walls etc.

Wet attic in winter.

Placing a dehumidifier inside the attic will help to draw out moisture from the surrounding environment. Once the dehumidifier s storage tank is full it won t be able to remove any more moisture. Now your wood frames rafters roof sheathing and attic insulation is vulnerable to mold and rot which can. Attic condensation the conditions that cause ice dams often cause attic condensation too.

Bypasses can allow enormous amounts of warm moist air to leak into the attic. Leakage and condensation of warm heated indoor air into the attic space. In the winter attic condensation often turns into frost which actually doesn t pose any threat. Attic bypasses are areas where warm air escapes into your attic.

You may pay an ice dam removal company to melt the ice dam off your roof only for the leaking to continue. There are two main conditions related to winter attic moisture. And insufficient attic ventilation to allow moisture to. Sealing them can save on winter heating expenses while preventing some moisture damage.

If you have a roof leak in the winter months and it s not being caused by ice dam there may be another culprit. Drying out a wet attic. However when the frost melts it turns back into condensation which makes everything it touches wet usually insulation and wood. This can result in mold rust and deterioration of wood and structural fasteners.