How To Check A Garage Roof For Leaks

Dripping sounds inside your home.

How to check a garage roof for leaks. If a leak is difficult to find enlist a helper and go up on the roof with a garden hose. Ridge cap flashing gaskets around pipes. Measure down from the roof peak to the highest point of the leak and over from a gable end to the leak. Moist drywall or paint around light fixtures or electrical outlets.

The rubber gasket that surrounds the vent pipe could be rotted. Examine the roofing closely for signs of the leak at the location you measured. I have a leak in my garage roof the water is coming through and slowly rotting one of the main beams. For example soak the downhill side of a chimney first then each side then the top on both sides.

Perform an outdoor inspection. Look for cracks in the base of flexible rubber flashing or broken seams in metal varieties of vent pipe flashing. Check plumbing vent boots and roof vents if water is entering from that area to cause the leaking roof. If the water is dripping between the fascia and the soffit or only from the soffit this is a good indicator that the leak is coming from your roof.

Boots the rubber seals that are around the electric service and plumbing vent pipes air vents and exhaust fan. Interior paint bubbling or peeling during hard rains. When the roof is dry go on the roof and transfer the measurements to the roof allowing for any overhang on the end of the roof. Then using a drywall saw cut along the line you just scored.

Isolate areas when you run the hose. Start low soaking the area just above where the leak appears in the house. Water stains or damp spots on your ceiling. Damp spots around interior air vents or fireplaces.

If this type of damage is localized i e it covers less than 30 percent of the entire roof roofing repairs might be able to address the problem. If you don t have an attic or just can t find the source of the leak you can check several places for problems with moisture or damage. Here are a 19 signs you may have a roof leak. Your leak is a gutter problem if there is a clear issue with an element of the gutter system or definite water coming from the gutters end caps downspout or gutter seams etc.

Use a utility knife to score a line about 10 inches 25 cm long into your drywall at the location where you see visible signs of a water leak mold discolored drywall etc. Most noticeable to the eye are leaks caused by an object for example an errant nail that s managed. I think the water is getting in via a hole where a pin big screw goes through to hold that part of the roof on. I can t afford a professional fix and i m utterly useless at diy so advice appreciated.