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Flat Garage roof recommendations?
I'm tired of my leaky garage roof.
It's a plain ol' tar paper flat roof. Previous owner patched quite a bit and so did I. It
still leaks. Should I put another layer of paper and tar on it? Should I run the seams
perpendicular to the existing ones? (from front to back). Should I tear off down to the
decking and start fresh with new paper and tar? If so, should I go side to side or front
to back? Is there a different product that I should try? I'm sure that the huge pine tree
towering over the garage doesn't help. Can you?
Your garage roof is flat?? In the
case of a flat roof.. the direction of the seems shouldn't matter, except to overlap away
from the prevailing wind.
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If you really want to eliminate the
hassle, build a peak on it.. even a 4/12 pitch would enough to solve your problem..
I hate flat roofs.. you will need
yearly maintenance on them...
Leaky roof
I have a leak in the center of the north
side of my roof. I have been in the attic crawl space and pin pointed the leak but, I can
not find any marks, holes or cracks and the nail heads are covered w/ tar... How can I
seal this area? Will I need to seal the whole roof?
How does the roof look from the
outside. What may well be happening is water is running down the roof under the shingles
until it gets under the roofing paper and then finding a way in. Is there a chimney or
other flashed opening above the leak? Are the shingles damaged around or above the leak?
Do you have a ridge vent that may be letting the water in.
If overall the shape of your
shingles is good, then you should be looking for a leak such as I have asked about above.
Flashing will be easy to seal or replace. Even a damaged shingle can be replaced.
Roof problem
I have water leaking from gutters. Had a roofer look at it and he said the roof flashing that is on there doesn't come out far enough. He said I could just get some new flashing and install it.. Should I just remove the old flashing and install the new, or can I install the new over or under the old?
Is the water spilling over the gutters or is there a leak in the gutter? Is the flashing coming out from under the shingles as an extension into the gutters? Anyway, always take off the old and then install the new. It always works better for me if I have a good working surface.
