Is no frost on the roof good or bad.
No frost on my roof.
Is the absence of frost an indication of heat loss thru the roof via poor insulation.
Before getting concerned you need to make sure the lack of frost is due to the roof itself and not from outside forces.
However i recently had a new roof installed.
A block of roof that melts before the others tells me that the area has either a cathedral ceiling or little if any insulation.
I seem to be the only one in my neighborhood who s roof does not frost up during these colder mornings around 30 degrees.
Frost is here again and for forensic roofers like me he has a lot to say.
Once installed no frost venting s plumbing stack vent kits prevent ice build up and snow blockages allowing sewer gases to vent out of your home.
We often see a lot of these questions and get a lot of these type of questions we thought we share one of the most common for this time of year.
No more dangerous trips to your roof in slippery winter conditions to clear the ice and snow from your vent.
And conversely frosted areas indicate more adequate insulation.
Let it snow right click and listen too in a different window.
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.
This includes a plywood 4x8 sheeting sheething and composite roof material.
On my roof some areas will have frost and others not.
To me reason dictates i am letting more heat dissipate through the roof then heating my house.
The melt patterns are like reading tea leaves only more accurate.
No frost venting s plumbing vent stack kits will eliminate that sewer smell in your house.