On Mar 16, 8:50*pm, Jetmech wrote:
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?- Hide quoted text -

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While doing some more reading, Im thinking that the paper in my attic
may indeed be Kraft paper. It's very thin, black on the side facing
up.