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Condensation forms when warm, moist air comes into contact with a colder surface and releases excess moisture on the surface. During the colder months, frost can build up under your roof. Once it melts, the moisture can mimic a leak and cause a stain on your ceiling.
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Finding any amount of water damage in your home can be worrying for anyone. However, homeowners can sometimes be too quick to judge a water stain as a leaking roof when there could in fact be another culprit – condensation. While both these issues can be irritating and lead to more serious problems, knowing how to identify, deal with and prevent them from occurring in the future is important. To an untrained eye, it is not always easy to recognise whether a stain has been caused by a leaking roof or just condensation. So, here are some sure-fire ways of identifying the source of water damage and how to prevent it in the future.
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Read More »The location of a ceiling stain is a good way of telling if it’s indicative of a leak. They will likely be found in areas where condensation is not prone to gather. For example, directly below a roof. Unlike a condensation stain, a leak will appear as a solid patch. Weather permitting, the easiest and more foolproof way of checking if water damage is caused by a leak is to go outside and search for evidence of missing or deteriorating roof shingles. This is a solid indication that water is able to get through. While leaks can be due to excess rain or issues with your roof, in the winter months, it is likely that leaks will be caused by ice dams. While these occur more frequently on flat roofs because of pooling in the centre, they can be easily avoided.
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