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QUESTION: My cathedral ceiling is 20 feet high, with tongue-and-groove pine boards. When it gets very cold, but doesn’t rain or snow, the roof leaks; the water shows through the joints. I have a humidifier in the room to keep the moisture to a satisfactory level, and also a gas insert stove that is power-vented to the outside. Would a roof vent do any good? And how can I find that leak?
ANSWER: The roof vent will do no good; the present venting system is enough. Besides, a roof vent would only vent one section of the roof, between rafters, which is not much at all. You do not have a leak. The dripping water is caused by condensation, plain and simple. The ceiling boards are cold especially at their joints, and water vapor in the room condenses on the coldest parts of the ceiling. You are also over-moisturizing the room with the humidifier; even the gas insert is probably putting extra moisture in he room. Shut off that humidifier. You can keep the gas heater going, particularly if it is power-vented. If the room gets dry enough to stop the condensation, you can then turn back on the humidifier, but control it so it no longer causes “leaks.”
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