Bain Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 No real question, here, but check out the roof decking of a house I was in today. That's actually ice coating the tips of the roofing nails. The only vents were the gable louvers, which clearly weren't creating much of a cross current. John Download Attachment: DSC00844.JPG 591.95 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Lewis Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 About the decking. Those are some clean looking boards that must be fairly old. There isn't any staining on the rafters either, and no drip marks on the ceiling joists. I've been a lot of attics lately covered with black and slimey sheathing covered with mold or whatever it is. Makes me want to hold my breath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradfeldt Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 You see that all of the time in MN, usually with small black stains around the nail penetration. From the lack of the stains I would say that either this is the first winter this house has been through or something with the ventilation / vapor barrier has changed dramatically recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 I see that daily this time of year. Like Matt, I base my interpretations on surrounding conditions; w/as clean as that picture looks, I'd probably point it out to my customer as an interesting aside, not a particular defect. I got a picture in my camera waiting to be downloaded that will interest you; taken yesterday in 2 degree weather. The sheathing is black & covered in a sheet of ice; that gets a comment in the report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted January 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 The reason the wood's so clean is that the temperature here yesterday was about five degrees, which we don't see too terribly often. Today's in the mid-thirties and it feels almost like Spring. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 60 degrees and sunny here on Puget Sound (Mid-summer it's usually 70 to 73 degrees). We had record lows a couple of weeks ago! It rained like hell the last couple of days, breaking all records for rainfall in January. Melted the snow up in the Cascades and Olympics and we had something like 14 major rivers above flood stage yesterday morning. Most peaked last night and today is beautiful. I hear though that the respite will be short and there's more rain on the way. Just saw on the news that geologists are watching an ice chunk the size of Deleware that is getting ready to break off the Antarctica shelf. Wonder if that'll cause a Tsunami too. OT - OF!!! M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted January 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 60 degrees in January, Mike? See, even if it's true you shouldn't say so 'cause it makes the rest of us sooooooo envious. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted January 20, 2005 Report Share Posted January 20, 2005 Oops, Sorry, it hit 63 at 2PM. Walked out to the mailbox in sleeveless T, shorts and sandals. It began to drop around 3PM. It's 4:33 now, getting dark, and it's now at 58. Is that a little better? [:-dev3] ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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