Porch Leaks After New Roof

Not what i wanted.

Porch leaks after new roof.

Have rain water dripping out from between your facia and gutters. Cracks in the shingles can also be the culprit especially if the shingles are underneath a tree branch. If your roof leaks when it rains hard you may have an issue in any one of the following areas. The majority of roof leaks especially on new roofs take place around protrusions in the roof.

In the photo you can still see signs of an ice dam. Slow roof leaks can be deceptive because what you see might seem minor. In other words skylights stack lines chimneys and valleys are the most common places to see a leak if the tiles themselves are in good shape. Skylight leaks in heavy rain are a common source for roof leaks.

If it s still raining. Shouldn t be a problem now. Roofer provided material arrived on time and worked efficiently. A leaky porch roof is caused by numerous reasons but it is most probably due to damage in the flashing and not the roofing material unless the roofing material is too old and nearing the end of its life.

But what you can t see might be devastating. Common areas of roof leaks during rain. Here is my story on my one week old roof. This roof leaks during the snowy part of winter and during storms in the summer certainly due to poor flashing.

Although the leak is outdoors it still needs to be fixed correctly in a timely manner in order to reduce the amount of damage. Get a new roof and first rain the damn thing leaks. Called the roofer back out. Said everything looked fine.

The soffit that meets the roof is one of the toughest areas to waterproof. At times it is possible for a leak to develop in the roof of a screened porch. An ice dam occurs when snow melts and the water freezes when it hits the colder edges of your roof. This is not a major disaster but could quickly turn into one.

The price did not change and they showed me what they had done and explained the details. Assuming this is a situation with a porch roof abutting the fascia of the house roof unless the elevation drop is enough for the house roof to have gutters above the porch roof or the porch roof is built with a horizontal clearance gap between it and the fascia this requires ice and water shield running off the house roof generally should run up under the singles 3 9 feet depending on your. If a leak is left for a long time the wood. They are guaranteeing that the roof will not leak.

A screened porch is an addition built onto a home. The job was completed on time and as described and lookls great.