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DarkMonster620

#79200
January 29, 2011, 09:55:48 AM
Sorry to ask, how can it be that Tini's house has insulation issues? As said, sorry, I live in the tropics and worry about leaking roofs or no running water for almost, 65 days, ok no running water intermitently ...
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ducpainter

#79201
January 29, 2011, 10:05:32 AM
Quote from: Darkmonster620 on January 29, 2011, 09:55:48 AM
Sorry to ask, how can it be that Tini's house has insulation issues? As said, sorry, I live in the tropics and worry about leaking roofs or no running water for almost, 65 days, ok no running water intermitently ...
The idea of insulation is to keep the heat from inside from getting to the roof and causing melting which then re-freezes and causes ice dams and leaks.

Also the underside of the roof sheathing should be cold by way of venting to prevent the same thing.
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 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
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    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
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Monsterlover

#79202
January 29, 2011, 10:06:01 AM
Lack of good insulation in the roof let's heat up where it melts snow to form ice dams that will back up under shingles where the ice eventually melts and leaks into the house.

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Monsterlover

#79203
January 29, 2011, 10:06:58 AM
D'oh

What he said
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

lethe

#79204
January 29, 2011, 10:18:04 AM
Yup, that's what my house does in a couple of spots that I've yet to attend to.
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DarkMonster620

#79205
January 29, 2011, 10:24:39 AM
OK, got it ...
Thanks ...
Carlos
I said I was smart, never that I had my shit together
Quote from: ducatiz on March 27, 2014, 08:34:34 AMDucati is the pretty girl that can't walk in heels without stumbling. I still love her.
"When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

Bick

#79206
January 29, 2011, 10:38:17 AM
Not even noon yet.  :-\


Guess I will [moto]

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Ddan

#79207
January 29, 2011, 10:46:01 AM
Quote from: The Architect on January 29, 2011, 09:29:53 AM
Tini, you have some serious insulation issues.  Your house doesn't look old enough for that to be acceptable.

You're also very close to having water inside.  You've got ice running down the outside face of the wall so the melt water has pushed up the roof a ways.  You gotta at least get a channel to let the water out.
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lethe

#79208
January 29, 2011, 10:49:26 AM
don't listen to them, they're just jealous
It adds a very tropical feel when you have a couple little natural spring waterfalls here and there throughout your home.  [thumbsup]
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The Architect

#79209
January 29, 2011, 10:52:47 AM
Tini, don't rake the roof for several reasons (unless you have water coming into the house);

a. the first and most important is that it's just another annoying house chore for Mike.   ;)

b.  the rake damages the shingles and shortens their life span.

c.  unless you can rake the whole roof, you'll just move the ice dam further up the roof.  The remaining snow acts like insulation and allows the snow to melt, that water runs down to the open air and freezes.  The frozen water creates a dam further up the roof where the roofer wasn't planning for ice dams and probably didn't apply additional roofing underlayment.   

At some point during this cold weather try to find a qualified energy expert and have them do an infrared scan of the house with a blower door test at the same time.  (unfortunately these days everyone and their brother is an energy expert and most of them aren't qualified to close a door)  They should find the leaks and insufficient spots in the thermal envelope.  Made a world of difference at my place, no more soffit to grade icicles.   [thumbsup]


[end of Frank's house analysis show] 

ducpainter

#79210
January 29, 2011, 11:04:23 AM
Quote from: The Architect on January 29, 2011, 10:52:47 AM
Tini, don't rake the roof for several reasons (unless you have water coming into the house);

a. the first and most important is that it's just another annoying house chore for Mike.   ;)

b.  the rake damages the shingles and shortens their life span.

c.  unless you can rake the whole roof, you'll just move the ice dam further up the roof.  The remaining snow acts like insulation and allows the snow to melt, that water runs down to the open air and freezes.  The frozen water creates a dam further up the roof where the roofer wasn't planning for ice dams and probably didn't apply additional roofing underlayment.   

At some point during this cold weather try to find a qualified energy expert and have them do an infrared scan of the house with a blower door test at the same time.  (unfortunately these days everyone and their brother is an energy expert and most of them aren't qualified to close a door)  They should find the leaks and insufficient spots in the thermal envelope.  Made a world of difference at my place, no more soffit to grade icicles.   [thumbsup]


[end of Frank's house analysis show] 
Don't listen to him...

he's an architect. :-* [laugh]
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


LMT

#79211
January 29, 2011, 11:13:58 AM
You should all just give up and move to Seattle!

The Architect

#79212
January 29, 2011, 11:21:37 AM
Quote from: humorless dp on January 29, 2011, 11:04:23 AM
Don't listen to him...

he's an architect. :-* [laugh]

You had to go there?  I didn't see that one coming.   ;D

ducpainter

#79213
January 29, 2011, 11:31:08 AM
Quote from: The Architect on January 29, 2011, 11:21:37 AM
You had to go there?  I didn't see that one coming.   ;D


Yeah...I did. :P

With any luck the weather will warm and the problem will be alleviated for this season.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


The Bacon Junkie

#79214
January 29, 2011, 01:39:37 PM
Quote from: Mother on January 29, 2011, 04:07:41 AM
You know

I live my life at fire stations and hospitals

I hate them, they are the last two places I ever want to be

I took a much needed vacation last summer to get away from those places

Then those two showed up

You know where I ended up?

At a damn hospital and a fire station

So

That couch better be damn comfy and the dogs better be those two mythical stripper paramedics

:-*

Yeah, sorry my tonsils swelled up so much that they were pressing on my brain stem.  The whole ambulance ride, all I could think about (besides how hot the two female paramedics were) was how much you hated hospitals, and how bad I felt about having to call you and ask for a ride...   [cheeky]

Seriously though,  you, Dave, Carl - seriously good people that I'm honored to call my friends.  [wine]

Quote from: Little Monkey Toes on January 29, 2011, 11:13:58 AM
You should all just give up and move to Seattle!

Why?  It still snows there.  Ventura County, CA is where it's at!


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