Nails In My Attic Are Dripping Wet

The air in the attic has water in it and it condenses on the cold metal.

Nails in my attic are dripping wet.

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. Could the roof have cooked itself in 8 years like that. 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.

The nail chisel tips are rusted. 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. A point often overlooked is that since it s winter the water freezes on the cold nails. I have a roof that is 10 years old gaf timberline 25.

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. A moist attic means moist insulation and moist insulation is less effective. Hammer a new nail into the roof about 1 inch above the hole from the previous nail. Also my wife had the roof done before we married.

Not sure if that has anything to do with it. The best solution for controlling moisture is at its source. Excessive attic moisture condenses on the cool metal surface of the roofing nails causing corrosion or rust on the nails and stains on the surrounding wood materials. 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.

All of this is one half of your problem. I noticed that they installed 4 roof vents but did not cut them out. If the problem is the result of water or moisture penetrating the foundation or floor slab there are many remedial actions which may help.