No Frost On My Roof

Is the absence of frost an indication of heat loss thru the roof via poor insulation.

No frost on my roof.

What does a lack of frost on my roof mean. No frost on my roof good or bad. However i recently had a new roof installed. 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.

Is no frost on the roof good or bad. A block of roof that melts before the others tells me that the area has either a cathedral ceiling or little if any insulation. 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. And conversely frosted areas indicate more adequate insulation.

To me reason dictates i am letting more heat dissipate through the roof then heating my house. This includes a plywood 4x8 sheeting sheething and composite roof material. No more dangerous trips to your roof in slippery winter conditions to clear the ice and snow from your vent. Before getting concerned you need to make sure the lack of frost is due to the roof itself and not from outside forces.

Let it snow right click and listen too in a different window. On my roof some areas will have frost and others not. Thanks wayne 10 31 2007 01 18 pm 2. 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.

Frost is here again and for forensic roofers like me he has a lot to say.