
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 still 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.