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Posted by Harry K on October 23, 2007, 11:18 am
On Oct 23, 8:08 am, benj...@pookmail.com wrote:
> The main portion of my 1950's house has a large shed-style roof (the
> top edge is the end of the roof...it doesn't slant back down the other
> side). I've had a very slowly building leak at the lower corners of
> the chimney that is evident inside (the ceiling is cathedral style so
> the drywall is right up against the rafters).
>
> I had a guy out today to look at it and he says the drip edge on the
> top edge was installed incorrectly. Whereas you want the drip edge
> under the shingles at the bottom, he says on my roof they were also
> installed under the shingles at the top. That, combined with the
> shingles not quite covering the drip edge on that top roof edge is
> allowing water to flow under the shingles. Then the chimney pokes
> through the felt and that's where the water is coming in. He says
> everything looks tight and solid around the chimney itself, which is
> what led him to keep looking.
>
> He proposes to install drip edge on top of those shingles and seal it
> up, thereby keeping the water from coming in.
>
> Does this make sense? I did some searching around, but couldn't find
> anything about the proper way to deal with the top edge of a shed roof.
He is correct in the proper way to install the drip edge. Whether it
will stop the leak is another quesstion. Shouldn't be a high dollar
item to install the drip edge so you can't lose anything by trying.
Harry K
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