Roof Leaking Where Porch Meets House

How to fix a damaged or missing shingle roof leaks.

Roof leaking where porch meets house.

Because the wall is some kind of solid wood metal flashing should have been installed under the shingles and up the face of the wood wall into a groove in the wood. That is the only way. Finding a leak can be frustrating or relatively simple depending on location and weather conditions. Flexible roof sealant apply flexible roof sealant black jack roof patch rubberized roof cement from a can or tube to fill holes gaps exposed nail heads and loose shingles.

If you have problems with your porch roof leaking it is often due to poorly installed flashing or a lack of flashing altogether. House roof meets porch roof siding leak. Four inches of the metal laps over the shingles and the remaining four inches extends up the wall. Use the putty knife to spread the roofing cement out so that it covers the leak source at least 1 inch on all sides.

Remove debris remove all debris from your roof and check to see if you have damage to your shingles. An ice dam occurs when snow melts and the water freezes when it hits the colder edges of your roof. This roof leaks during the snowy part of winter and during storms in the summer certainly due to poor flashing. Anything else will just be tar on a patch job and leak.

In the photo you can still see signs of an ice dam. Then it is your fault and you may get jerked around for the responsibility. Sent from my sm g930v using tapatalk. Flashing is a thin strip of weatherproof material installed to deflect water from seals and joints to protect your porch and home from damage.

Of that is the case its an unwise roof design to begin with. The soffit that meets the roof is one of the toughest areas to waterproof. If the roof is longer than ten feet where it butts up against the house two or more pieces of flashing are overlapped and soldered to make one large continuous flashing. It appears a roof valley ends at the rainwater collector box tight against the side wall of the house.

A roof leak is a major nuisance for most homeowners. You need to give the water some way to flow downhill. Leak detection may go easier with these tips for locating a water leak and roof leak repair.