According to residential roofing experts, your roof is one of the most important components of your home. After all, as your home’s first line of defense, it protects the structure from the elements and improves your curb appeal at the same time. However, as the first line of defense, your roof can be affected by the humidity and this can bring about a few consequences for you and your home. But how exactly can humidity affect your home’s roof?
Here’s how.
Humidity can bring about excessive moisture to your home. Once this happens and the moisture is left unattended, it can easily damage your home’s roof and compromise the system’s structural integrity. This is because the moisture can cause wood of your roof deck to rot as well as the plywood sheathing to weaken. Apart from that, moisture that has been trapped in your attic or crawl space can also encourage mold to grow and spread throughout your home, potentially compromising you and your family’s health.
While it may seem as if humidity is too great an enemy to fight, luckily for homeowners such as yourselves, there is a way you can combat and protect your roof against humidity.
There are a few ways you can protect your roof against humidity. For instance, you can always hire a roof repair expert to have your roof inspected on a regular basis. That way, they can see if your roof is damaged to the point that it contributes to your home’s humidity and repair the damage immediately. Apart from that, by having the roof inspected, you can also check if your home’s ventilation system suits your roof. If it’s not, you can have your roofers improve your ventilation as well to better protect the roof against humidity.
Finally, you can also install dehumidifiers in your attic or crawl space to prevent excess moisture and condensation from causing mold to grow in your home.
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