Water found in these places is commonly caused by condensation in the attic.
How to find leaks between room and attic.
Water runs downhill so carefully observe all areas below suspected leak s.
Arm yourself with a flashlight and head up to the attic.
Examine the entire attic roof underside surface for evidence of water intrusion.
You may see stained or discolored wood areas that will lead you to the source of the leak.
Head into the attic to get a good look at the underside of the roof.
Most people assume this is caused by a leaking roof but that might not be the source.
Anything that causes unbalanced room air pressures can cause bad air from the attic to mix with good air in the house.
Rainy weather causes the first type of leak to be discovered.
If there s no proper flooring step carefully from.
Finding water damage on the wall or ceiling is worrying for any homeowner.
Be careful up there.
Do i have a roof leak or attic condensation.
See image 2 below which shows an unsealed return plenum in an attic.
If there are ducts in the attic and the return ducts have holes in them attic air can also be sucked into the house through those duct leaks.
By heather hedrick on december 14 2017 11 00 am.
Pull back the insulation at the the area of the leak or water stain.