Leaking roof (surprised?)
Well during today’s rain our upstair tenant noticed a leak. I vent on the roof and only found a cracks around the vent. On the about picture the crack is at the base of the vent. It is penetrates the membrane and is about 100x5mm in size. The vent is close to the rear of…
Well during today’s rain our upstair tenant noticed a leak. I vent on the roof and only found a cracks around the vent. On the about picture the crack is at the base of the vent. It is penetrates the membrane and is about 100x5mm in size. The vent is close to the rear of the house. so all water from the front side of the roof was rushing by the crack and could get in. In other words during the past night I expect several liters of water to get it. It penetrated the ceiling close to the location of the vent.
First of all does it all make sense or I am looking at the wrong leak?
The vent was installed by the guys who put the cellulose insulation two years ago. Would it worse to dig out any implicit or explicit warranty and pursue them for damages?
Secondly how can I fit it myself? Does Lowes sells some sort of roofing compound I can liberally spread around the area?
Perhaps it’s just the photo, but the area in the lower left of the picture seems to be damp; is the a bubble or pin hole over there as well?
what bugleg said but as I note in other post, first do water test to make sure this is the actual leak source.
“about 100x5mm in size” Eurotrash???
Seriously, yes, get a can of roof patch and slather it around for an immedite, temporary fix. But as bugleg said, it probably doesn’t have a flashing sleeve so get a roofer to look at it.
I used Nick at Leakmasters and highly recommend him.
Looks like there is no flashing or boot on the penetration…at this point I would want to do a pitch pot around it–a square frame a few inches wider than the duct, and fill it with a flexible cold sealant. In the old days hot tar was used, but the modern synthetics are as good and way easier to work with. Try a good roofing supply house rather than Lowes/HomeDepot.