On Mar 16, 8:26*pm, Jetmech wrote:
On Mar 16, 7:47*pm, wrote:

*Got plenty of ventillation

and ridge vents? *It
would be worthwhile to have a couple of roofers look at it, get bids for
any needed repairs
and/or vents.-

This is exactly what I was leaning toward . It could be damming *. It
could be a moisture problem . It could be a combo of things . The
house could simply not be breathing !

We have had real bad winds this winter blowing right at the back of
the house. *Where my problem is. *But the problem is still somewhat
localized and the penetration is at least 10 feet away from the
soffits. *The vapour barrier is between the ceiling and the
insulation. *Will the tar paper let water penetrate through it, so
that it comes in contact with the giprock? *If so then this is most
likely the cause. *As dfar as solving the ice damn, im re-doing the
eaves this summer and adding the heated wire for the winter. *I
shoveled some of the snow off the roof gently I may add. *The damaged
are is under the part of the roof that would be 1/3 of the way from
the wall (side split) and 10 feet from the eaves so past the ice
guard. *About mid way between the eaves and the peak. *The rood is 5
years old, well shingles I mean. *And black paper was applied to the
whole roof and the bottom 3 feet have the rubber ice guard as well as
a drip edge.


This has to be water from above. I just read an artical saying that
if you have at least two coats of oil based paint on the cealing, then
that alone is a vapour barrier, and one in the attic is not really
required. This was a question from an individual who wanted to
insulate an 80 year old home's attic, and was told to not even bother
if that plaster celaing is coated in oil. For that matter I can
guarantee my 42 year old cealing is covered in oil as well. theres no
way the water below my tar paper came up from the kitchen, it would
have to be from above. oes this make sense to any of you?