WINTER SHED & OUTBUILDINGS
MAINTENANCE ADVICE
DEFINITION OF ROOF LEAKAGE
A leak in any outbuilding roof, is when water permeates through the
external felt covering then through the roof sheeting from the
outside in and not any water, dampness or mildew on the internal
roof surfaces which can be caused by condensation due to natural
atmospheric humidity found in any unheated building in winter and
extremely cold nights.
HOW
CONDENSATION ACTUALLY DEVELOPS
Everyone should be aware, that internal roof surface condensation
can occur in "ANY
UNHEATED" garden
outbuilding if it's left locked up and seldom opened during very
cold frosty days and nights. In
winter months the outside roof surface of any unheated Shed, Garage
or Outbuilding will become frozen. (It will be primarily the most
Northerly facing surface, which is the coldest but it can sometimes
be the entire roof).
Once the building starts to heat up during the day, the damp warm
air will rise and when it hits the cold roof it causes condensation
to develop on the internal roof surface.
This in turn will give you the impression that the roof is leaking (WHICH
IT IS NOT).
If left unattended black marks will eventually form on the internal
surface of the roof, which is mildew, caused by the damp roof
surface not getting dried out.
During the winter "PLEASE" open
the doors of your outbuildings as much as possible to ventilate
them, to try and keep the internal temperature down or
if you are having internal condensation issues
(fit ventilators).
Alternatively have a thermostatically controlled heater on overnight
to keep the temperature just high enough to prevent the outside roof
surface from freezing.
THESE ARE THE ONLY 2 ways
to prevent condensation forming on the internal roof surface of any
timber garden building no matter who manufactured it.