This leaves a border of frost on the outside edges of the living area.
Frost on roof means.
If all of your neighbor s roofs have a healthy sheen of frost on top of them but yours does not it may not be the best sign.
When the outside temperature rises again the frost thaws water collects and can leak into your house.
In other words the sequence might be as follows.
Some people have wondered about that sharp dividing line between the frosty roof over the garage and the not so frosty roof over the living space.
And here s the clincher.
Something i implied above but didn t say explicitly is that when frost forms on the roof the roof is below freezing.
A note about the sharp dividing line.
A well insulated attic floor will keep the heat in the home better making the roof thaw evenly.
2 the car roof cools radiatively.
Roofcorp explores what frost on a roof or lack thereof means for your home and roofing system.
What does this mean.
As it cools below 35 degrees water condenses on it.
Is a lack of frost a good sign or bad sign.
What does a lack of frost on my roof mean.
1 initially the air and the car are at temperature 37 f and the dew point is 35.
Warm shingles don t allow frost to form as readily as cold shingles.
During winter conditions attic frost is a problem associated with attic bypasses.