roof vents and the mysterious midnight drip

"Now I'm imagining some ghostly plumber haunting my attic or something, lol."

Haha, ghostly plumber... that's a new one. Could it be condensation building up around the vent? I've heard temperature differences can cause weird drips like that, especially at night. Glad you caught it early though - attic leaks are sneaky.

Haha, ghostly plumber made me chuckle... but yeah, condensation around vents can be tricky. Have you checked if there's enough insulation up there? I had something similar happen last winter - turned out my attic insulation was uneven, causing cold spots and weird drips at night. Once I topped it up, the mysterious midnight dripping vanished. Might be worth a quick look before calling in the ghostbusters...

"turned out my attic insulation was uneven, causing cold spots and weird drips at night."

Yep, insulation's usually the culprit. Did you also check if the vent pipes themselves are properly sealed? Had a similar issue once - little gap letting cold air in caused drips until I patched it up. Worth a peek up there...

Yeah, insulation can definitely cause those weird drips, but sometimes it's not just about sealing gaps. Had a similar mystery drip last winter - turned out the vent pipe itself wasn't insulated properly. Warm air from inside was hitting the cold metal pipe and bam... condensation city. Wrapped it up with some pipe insulation and problem solved. Might wanna check if your pipes are insulated too, could save you some midnight detective work.