My house (semi) is 12 years old. It has 6 vents on the roof. The next time replace the shingle I will add more insulation and ask them to put baffles to move air to the top. For your case, if you can find out how many vents and location, then wait and see for the next couple of years.
Frost in my attic?
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On my previous house, I had my roofing reshingled. They also installed more vents on the roof and removed an old whirly fan...they fail after while. One guideline for vents is one vent per 300 square feet of roofing. Each vent is typically about 1 square foot.
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Update: The builder found that the flexible duct connection at the roof vent wasn't secure, allowing moist air to escape and/or blow back into the attic. They removed it, reattached, resealed and caulked. Also checked the others and did the same as a precaution. Now I'll keep an eye on things (fingers crossed). Ventilation was more than adequate as per builder.kimcuc wrote: ↑I stuck my head up in the attic today out of curiosity and saw the following;
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The outside temperature is about -20 and I have an HRV that runs intermittently and my indoor humidity level hovers around 37% in the winter. My indoor temperature is 22 degrees. No windows sweating or anything...
The house is just 2 years old... any ideas? Thanks in advance
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Nice to know that your builder fixed it.
If you feel like taking an extra step, then in spring (not summer, hot hot hot), buy a pack of zip ties and secure all the connections for permanency.
If you feel like taking an extra step, then in spring (not summer, hot hot hot), buy a pack of zip ties and secure all the connections for permanency.
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Awesome! It seemed too convenient that the frost was limited to the area around the bathroom ventkimcuc wrote: ↑Update: The builder found that the flexible duct connection at the roof vent wasn't secure, allowing moist air to escape and/or blow back into the attic. They removed it, reattached, resealed and caulked. Also checked the others and did the same as a precaution. Now I'll keep an eye on things (fingers crossed). Ventilation was more than adequate as per builder.
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Glad to see the builder came in and fixed it up for you, make sure to keep an eye on it though!
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