This leaves a border of frost on the outside edges of the living area.
Noticed frost on my roof mean.
Without delay this air movement brings in drier outdoor air into the attic.
Old houses didn t have frost.
That s about it pretty simple.
The biggest tell tale i see are icicles hanging from gutters and roof overhangs.
Is the frost on the shingles and indication of a temperature change in the attic vs.
It could mean the electronic control board has failed.
If my attic is venting well would this mean i do not get frost on the shingles.
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After our recent record breaking snow here in the mid atlantic our house which i have been working on for over 3 decades had no icicles and lots of roof snow pack while my next door neighbor had melted patches in the roof snow pack and icicles almost instantly.
Why is there ice in my roof.
The houses were drafty and the humidity couldn t build up to cause a problem.
Homes that let heat escape more rapidly than others will keep ice on the overhangs but not over the living area.
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Now when it s cold you see a consistent amount of frost across my roof and all the ice dams are history.
Before getting concerned you need to make sure the lack of frost is due to the roof itself and not from outside forces.
I ve since just sprayed foam into my attic to fix it.
If all of your neighbor s roofs have a healthy sheen of frost on top of them but yours does not it may not be the best sign.
I had major ice dam problem when i bought the house.
When the roofers were installing the new roof they removed the old roof and my insulation was exposed just after the sheet rock from the inside.
A point often overlooked is old houses didn t have this frost on nails problem.
A well insulated attic floor will keep the heat in the home better making the roof thaw evenly.
If you ve noticed frost on your roof it may be a sign of something gone wrong.
The overhang porch and garage keep ice on them longer.
If the gasket seems sound a malfunction somewhere in the automatic defrost system could be the culprit.
The dry air evaporates the frost.
What does a lack of frost on my roof mean.
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 accumulates in attics when moisture laden air from the house gets up there when it s cold.
