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Posted by Mikepier on October 14, 2005, 10:35 am
buffalobill wrote:
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> if your roof is 45 degrees buy a tearoff and a new roof.
Not sure what you mean by that.
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Posted by Gideon on October 14, 2005, 5:57 pm
buffalobill wrote
if your roof is 45 degrees buy a tearoff and a new roof.
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Huh????
Please, please - explain your logic.
Gideon
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Posted by Norminn on October 14, 2005, 6:18 pm
Mikepier wrote:
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> Here in the NYC area we have had continuous rain for about the past 6-7
> days. Just to give you an idea, on the radio this morning they said the
> last time we got this much rain was back in 1913.
> Anyway, a leak in my kitchen ceiling prompted me to go into the attic
> to find where the roof was leaking. While I did find the spot, I could
> not find anywhere on the roof that would lead me to believe there was a
> problem. This is a regular sloped asphalt shingle roof about 10-15
> years old which was put on top of the existing roof.
> I've never had leaks before, this is the first time I noticed a
> problem. Is it normal to get leaks during prolonged heavy rain with a
> NE wind? Also, could the leak be actually coming from someplace else on
> the roof and traveling to the spot I see in the attic?
>
Yes, it can travel. I am a bit confused - you found "the spot"? What is
the spot - where the kitchen ceiling is wet? What is directly above the
wet spot? If there is an opening, such as for a vent, or a warped or
broken shingle, look there. My limited experience with leaks have been:
warped fascia with opening that allowed rain to get in above ceiling and
run down plant hooks fastened into ceiling. The other was a missing
shingle that allowed rain water in which traversed a rafter and came out
through a ceiling light fixture about 10' from the hole in roof.
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Posted by Mikepier on October 14, 2005, 11:56 am
The "spot" I am referring to is the leak in the roof I found in the
attic. The attic is over the kitchen, so I stopped the kitchen ceiling
leaking by putting a bucket in the attic where the roof has a leak.
The pics I posted are not that great, but there is no vents or stacks
coming out of the roof in that spot.
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Posted by Duane Bozarth on October 14, 2005, 2:07 pm
Mikepier wrote:
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> The "spot" I am referring to is the leak in the roof I found in the
> attic. The attic is over the kitchen, so I stopped the kitchen ceiling
> leaking by putting a bucket in the attic where the roof has a leak.
> The pics I posted are not that great, but there is no vents or stacks
> coming out of the roof in that spot.
One assumes this is a solid decked roof and the water is coming through
at a joint between the sheets of plywood decking. Start from there and
work up looking for the source.
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