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Can a clogged gutter cause a leak? Aaron Fude 05-19-2008
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Posted by Aaron Fude on May 19, 2008, 4:57 pm
Hi,

We have had a tremendous leak in our house. Our ceiling was leaking
through the seams for 4 hours after the rain had ended filling up two
entire garbage cans (50 gallons each). Our landlord (who has proven to
be quite cheap) climbed on the roof and discovered a ball that was
clogging the path to the gutter, I guess. He says that the problem is
probably solved.

Can that be so? Or would it take a combination of a clogged gutter AND
a whole in the roof to cause such a significant leak?

Many thanks in advance,

Aaron

Posted by cybercat on May 19, 2008, 5:03 pm

> Hi,
>
> We have had a tremendous leak in our house. Our ceiling was leaking
> through the seams for 4 hours after the rain had ended filling up two
> entire garbage cans (50 gallons each). Our landlord (who has proven to
> be quite cheap) climbed on the roof and discovered a ball that was
> clogging the path to the gutter, I guess. He says that the problem is
> probably solved.
>
> Can that be so? Or would it take a combination of a clogged gutter AND
> a whole in the roof to cause such a significant leak?
>

We had a leak that never happened again after we cleared the gutters. Yes,
it can happen.



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