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Hi,
I posted this earlier today but I think it wasn’t in the correct forum.
I’m trying to find out if we have a roof leak or if the issue is condensation. We have had issues with condensation in the loft space previously and had tile vents fitted and it seems to have cleared this up.
The issue we’re still having is that a few sections of the roof beams are still getting wet but it seems to be at random times. Some mornings it will be dry and then wet later that day. Some times it will be wet during rain but then dry the next morning, some times it will be dry when raining and then wet the next day. When I say wet, it’s not soaking but more cold and damp to the touch. We’ve had the company that fitted the roof back numerous times and they can’t find a leak, we’ve had a second opinion and they can’t find a leak either.
I was wondering if rainy weather is causing high moisture levels which is being drawn in by the vents and then this is making the beams feel damp? Is that possible? Water is not dripping anywhere that I can see but the beams feel damp to the touch.
Is it possible that having vents fitted is making the loft colder and causing these sections to feel damp at times?
Yesterday was torrential rain all day and they felt damp when I got home from work but by the evening they’d nearly dried. If it was a leak would the wood dry that quickly?
Sorry for all the questions and long post.
Thanks
I posted this earlier today but I think it wasn’t in the correct forum.
I’m trying to find out if we have a roof leak or if the issue is condensation. We have had issues with condensation in the loft space previously and had tile vents fitted and it seems to have cleared this up.
The issue we’re still having is that a few sections of the roof beams are still getting wet but it seems to be at random times. Some mornings it will be dry and then wet later that day. Some times it will be wet during rain but then dry the next morning, some times it will be dry when raining and then wet the next day. When I say wet, it’s not soaking but more cold and damp to the touch. We’ve had the company that fitted the roof back numerous times and they can’t find a leak, we’ve had a second opinion and they can’t find a leak either.
I was wondering if rainy weather is causing high moisture levels which is being drawn in by the vents and then this is making the beams feel damp? Is that possible? Water is not dripping anywhere that I can see but the beams feel damp to the touch.
Is it possible that having vents fitted is making the loft colder and causing these sections to feel damp at times?
Yesterday was torrential rain all day and they felt damp when I got home from work but by the evening they’d nearly dried. If it was a leak would the wood dry that quickly?
Sorry for all the questions and long post.
Thanks