How To Dry Roof Insulation

How to dry out an attic 1.

How to dry roof insulation.

Locate the source of the water. There are two possible reasons roof insulation could get wet. And elimination of thermal bridges must include. Cellulose is harder i think.

To understand this problem it s important to find out why it happens in the first place. Clean up any standing water with large absorbent towels or a wet dry vacuum. If it s a leaky roof or pipe place buckets underneath the leak to collect the water. Fiberglass is the easiest to dry out.

How insulation gets wet. Isocyanurate in certain cases can be exposed to dry out and put back in place. If moisture persists you may have to open up the walls and let the insulation dry out or remove it let the wall dry and put in. Building owners should pay close attention to whether their insulation is open cell or closed cell.

The materials used to insulate under the roof include batts of mineral or glass wool insulation held in place by battens of wood attached to and across the rafters alternatively polystyrene. Water from outside somehow finds its way to seep into the insulation or water from the inside condenses and accumulates usually due to poor ventilation. Condensation caused by air leakage in a roof assembly cannot be overcome by drying by diffusion or in many cases even by roof ventilation.