Dripping roof solutions

kilk

Hi has anybody experience of anti condensation roofing in sheds? Does they work?

caseman

Yes they work.

td5man

Priced sheeting today and non drip was 75c/foot inc var dearer than standard sheeting.

Sharpshooter82

just buy a roll of anti drip bubble wrap and place it down before up put down the sheeting

kilk

thanks guys, would one have to put the bubblewrap under all of the roof or only skylights? a friend has anti cond roof on his shed but it always seems to be saturated and just waiting to drip!

Sharpshooter82

Yeah all the roof

nashmach

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

just buy a roll of anti drip bubble wrap and place it down before up put down the sheeting

Surely very prone to rips and tears, dare I say it the non drip sheets could be cheap as a result.

Sharpshooter82

nashmach wrote: »

Surely very prone to rips and tears, dare I say it the non drip sheets could be cheap as a result.

Was doing it yesterday, once you take your time it's fairly durable. The stuff for the roofs is thick and each bubble is about an inch in size, 52 euro for a 50m roll delivered

td5man

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

Was doing it yesterday, once you take your time it's fairly durable. The stuff for the roofs is thick and each bubble is about an inch in size, 52 euro for a 50m roll delivered

Any chance of a pic?

hugo29

lads the best way to stop condensation is good ventillation IMO

dont know how an anti condensation sheet would work, condensation is warm air meeting cold, a single skin sheet on a roof is cold and the warm air hits the underside and condensation forms, how does one claim to stop that on a single skin sheet

ventilate and save money on fancy sheets and bubble wrap

Sharpshooter82

td5man wrote: »

Any chance of a pic?

Ill try on get a pic when we go at it again

kilk

thanks for all the replies guys.. i'm just thinking would it be a good idea to use both the bubble stuff and also the anti condensation sheets? both could perhaps work together and maybe save on some heating too in the long term?

Mad4simmental

hugo29 wrote: »

lads the best way to stop condensation is good ventillation IMO

dont know how an anti condensation sheet would work, condensation is warm air meeting cold, a single skin sheet on a roof is cold and the warm air hits the underside and condensation forms, how does one claim to stop that on a single skin sheet

ventilate and save money on fancy sheets and bubble wrap

+1

kilk

hugo29 wrote: »

lads the best way to stop condensation is good ventillation IMO

dont know how an anti condensation sheet would work, condensation is warm air meeting cold, a single skin sheet on a roof is cold and the warm air hits the underside and condensation forms, how does one claim to stop that on a single skin sheet

ventilate and save money on fancy sheets and bubble wrap

The single skin anti cond sheet that i've seen seems to be made of some kind of fibre, it doesn't stop the condensation forming but is, i think, supposed to stop it dripping. I think the plan is that it should hold the water long enough until the shed is opened and the inflow of air would dry it again.

hugo29

kilk wrote: »

The single skin anti cond sheet that i've seen seems to be made of some kind of fibre, it doesn't stop the condensation forming but is, i think, supposed to stop it dripping. I think the plan is that it should hold the water long enough until the shed is opened and the inflow of air would dry it again.

ah jayus lads it gets better, a sheet that defies the laws of gravity,;)

look each to their own but if a sales rep spun that one to me i would have to have him checked out

i still say ventillate:D

kilk

hugo29 wrote: »

if a sales rep spun that one to me i would have to have him checked out

caseman

hugo29 wrote: »

ah jayus lads it gets better, a sheet that defies the laws of gravity,;)

look each to their own but if a sales rep spun that one to me i would have to have him checked out

i still say ventillate:D

I have non drip sheeting an my grain store , and it works.

Guest0000

hugo29 wrote: »

ah jayus lads it gets better, a sheet that defies the laws of gravity,;)

look each to their own but if a sales rep spun that one to me i would have to have him checked out

i still say ventillate:D

It works by having a layer of woven fabric rolled on the inside of the sheeting, and will hold the moist until it evaporates, slightly more expensive then the normal sheeting, though easily worth it, when comparing installing a separate lining, and can be power washed, though skylight will slight drip at the purlins....
Available in any decent roofing supplies.....

kilk

Guest0000 wrote: »

It works by having a layer of woven fabric rolled on the inside of the sheeting, and will hold the moist until it evaporates, slightly more expensive then the normal sheeting, though easily worth it, when comparing installing a separate lining, and can be power washed, though skylight will slight drip at the purlins....
Available in any decent roofing supplies.....

Perhaps if one was to put bubble wrap under the skylight, would this solve the drip I wonder?