My House Roof Is Leaking

Apply the tar to the underside of the roof inside the attic.

My house roof is leaking.

How to locate the source of a roof leak begin by locating the leak on the inside of the home. You know the roof is bad if shingles are missing or obviously damaged or when water stains the ceiling or walls. Rotten or missing trim or siding can allow water to leak behind flashing and into your roof. A roof leak at the edge of a dormer can allow a lot of water to enter your home.

Press the blocking material into the tar covering the leak. Worn out flashing or missing sealant can also cause roof leaks around dormers. Find the entry point where the water is entering your house. Missing warped rotting peeling broken blistering or buckling shingles clogged or slow draining gutters downspouts loose material or wear around chimneys or vents.

Dormer leaks can be caused from a number of issues. Go into your. The rubber gasket that surrounds the vent pipe could be rotted. Look for cracks in the base of flexible rubber flashing or broken seams in metal varieties of vent pipe flashing.

Once you have determined that the leak is caused by a roof related issue measure the location of the leak in the living. Finding the actual spot where the roof leaks is difficult because water can enter the roof in one place and run down to another before it starts soaking into the ceiling. The goal is to find the leak before the entire roof goes bad. On the outside you should keep an eye out for.