Roof Repairs

Roof repairs

Before performing any roof repairs, the exact locations that leak should identified, so do not be timid, prior to the repairs, remove all the shingles in the area suspected to be the cause of roof leaks. You will notice that, probably there rotting wood frames that are discolored around the leaking point. As you put effort in tracking the point where the problem rose from, check for any stains in the roof uphill. The first to consider is penetrations in the roof, which in most cases, the source of leaking problem. In fact it is uncommon for leaks to build up in an area of the roof that has not experienced any kind of interruption. These penetrations are like roof vents and plumbing, dormers, chimney or anything that is projected through the roofing system. They can be in the place of leak or to the left or right of it.

If you can access the attic, the best way to track the leak is to go up there with a light source and track the source of the problem while identifying the leaking points. You should check evidence of moulds and water stains an indication of the roof leak. But if access is not possible due to vault ceiling, you should climb up the roof and identify all the suspected areas. If the problem is not such easy to handle, you should take with you a garden hose and start low by soaking the area around the leak above where it is seen in the house. The areas that you run the hose should be isolated, for instance the sideway of the chimney should start first before the immediate place where the chimney is projecting. Have your helper inside the house to critically identify the place(s) where the leaks triple from. Tell the helper to alert you when the leaks appear, like yelling or making necessary noise.

Some roof leaks can be hard to identify. The place where there are sports could be far away from the leaking point, in cases where the ceiling is installed with plastic vapor barriers between the attic circulation and the dry wall, remove the...