Frost On House Roof

The booms that have been heard around the gta could be a result of a frost quake but it could be something else.

Frost on house roof. And here s the clincher. That heat then conducts up all the way to the shingles. Warm shingles don t allow frost to form as readily as cold shingles. Thanks wayne 10 31.

It will put gutters and downspouts at risk too. It s that time of year when we occasionally have frost on our roof tops. An ice dam is a hump of ice that forms at the edge of a roof under certain wintertime conditions. That warm air makes contact with the roof deck and warms it up.

1 initially the air and the car are at temperature 37 f and the dew point is 35. Something i implied above but didn t say explicitly is that when frost forms on the roof the roof is below freezing. Is the absence of frost an indication of heat loss thru the roof via poor insulation. In other words the sequence might be as follows.

A lack of frost can indicate that heat is leaking out through your attic space onto the roof and melting the frost. However if nothing is different about your home compared to your neighbors you may have a problem. Prevent ice dams this winter. Help prevent roof damage by keeping gutters and downspouts flowing even in frigid below zero temperatures.

Ice dams are a common sight in northern new england winters and home partners has dealt with quite a few. Once in the attic it warms the air over the living space. And conversely frosted areas indicate more adequate insulation. On my roof some areas will have frost and others not.

An ice dam can damage both your roof and the inside of your home.