Avoid repairing roof leaks yourself.
Roof leaking where porch meets house.
The soffit that meets the roof is one of the toughest areas to waterproof.
An ice dam occurs when snow melts and the water freezes when it hits the colder edges of your roof.
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You need to give the water some way to flow downhill.
It appears a roof valley ends at the rainwater collector box tight against the side wall of the house.
Flashing is a thin strip of weatherproof material installed to deflect water from seals and joints to protect your porch and home from damage.
That is the only way.
Flexible roof sealant apply flexible roof sealant black jack roof patch rubberized roof cement from a can or tube to fill holes gaps exposed nail heads and loose shingles.
If you have problems with your porch roof leaking it is often due to poorly installed flashing or a lack of flashing altogether.
Then it is your fault and you may get jerked around for the responsibility.
This is key to prevent future leakage.
House roof meets porch roof siding leak.
Leak detection may go easier with these tips for locating a water leak and roof leak repair.
This roof leaks during the snowy part of winter and during storms in the summer certainly due to poor flashing.
Of that is the case its an unwise roof design to begin with.
Use the putty knife to spread the roofing cement out so that it covers the leak source at least 1 inch on all sides.
If the roof is longer than ten feet where it butts up against the house two or more pieces of flashing are overlapped and soldered to make one large continuous flashing.
Because the wall is some kind of solid wood metal flashing should have been installed under the shingles and up the face of the wood wall into a groove in the wood.
Anything else will just be tar on a patch job and leak.
Remove debris remove all debris from your roof and check to see if you have damage to your shingles.
Let the cement dry before putting the second layer of roofing cement on the joint.
How to fix a damaged or missing shingle roof leaks.
A roof leak is a major nuisance for most homeowners.
