Alot of roofers are backed up in my city so I want to do it myself.
2006-07-31 13:07:54 · 11 answers · asked by c_los915 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Home Depot is the place I go when I have questions like this. They have patches, glues, etc. to hold you over till you can get either a new roof or a second roof put on that house (if your house could take the weight). If your roof is flat I would think that if you cover a larger section and put something under the sheet roofing that would make it slant a little then water would roll to the edge, at which time you might want it to drain into a gutter and down a pipe and make it pour out to the road where the road slants downhill into a drain.
2006-07-31 13:13:08 · answer #1 · answered by sophieb 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The correct way would be to rip it off the plywood base and competely replace the layers and any rotted plywood.
If you just want to stop the leak until roofers can work on it, you can tar the roof with buckets of tar available at any home depot.
2006-07-31 20:12:55 · answer #2 · answered by Doggzilla 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first see climb into the attic and see where the leak is coming from. Then if the hole is not very big, Go out onto the roof and tear the shingle off. stick a screwdriver up through the attic to find the shingles to remove. Go to the hardware store and get some liquid black tar, talk to the hardware person and they can direct you to other things needed. Do not use caulk, it will hold for a bit and then keep leaking. I tried it and it does not work.
2006-07-31 20:15:47 · answer #3 · answered by sabre6 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check that all drains on the roof are free of blockage and that they are draining properly. Look for any open seams and seal them. Seal any areas that are dried and cracked with tar-caulk. If there are any low spots on the roof that are gathering water, you will have to raise that area. If there is a drainage problem you may have to do some serious work like sloping the roof to encourage drainage.
Good luck
2006-07-31 20:16:50 · answer #4 · answered by Sir Greggath 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your not afraid to go up on the roof you can put some tar on the roof. You would have to figure out where the leak is ocming from though first.,... You can get the tar at any HomeDepot or Lowes store.....Good Luck to you .............God Bless
2006-07-31 20:12:32 · answer #5 · answered by armiki66 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bull tar at Home Depot or Lowes.
2006-07-31 20:11:44 · answer #6 · answered by helixburger 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kool seal works great and is easy to apply with a paint roller, Home depot.
2006-07-31 20:14:19 · answer #7 · answered by chubbiguy40 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am guessing its a tar roof
they make roofing tar for repairs get it at home depot or lowes
2006-07-31 20:11:58 · answer #8 · answered by hillbilly271 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have shingles? if yes just replace the bad ones. if no then just patch it up with some ply wood and wood glue. my be guetto but would work till you can get some one there to do it. I had to do it once sux but gets the job done.
2006-07-31 20:12:51 · answer #9 · answered by tpkn_mchaley 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You repair it and seal it with the same materials your roof was built with.
2006-07-31 20:11:27 · answer #10 · answered by The Hit Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋