my roof always seems to leak during the winter after snow. it is fine the rest of the year. any suggestions
2007-12-17 10:26:27 · 5 answers · asked by ta p 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
my roof was replaced 6 years ago and has been repaired twice. it is a flat roof does that make a difference? also does anyone know where to get a roof rake my hardware stores dont sell them localy (western iowa)
2007-12-17 11:23:32 · update #1
It may be due to ice damming from a poorly insulated area of the roof or full sun exposure is melting the snow during the day and it freezes on the edge at night over time this edge becomes bigger. Then when it thaws during the day it has nowhere to go, seaping past small crevices and causing leaks. Water and ice barrier on the leading edge as a rule eliminates the problem.
2007-12-17 11:13:16 · answer #1 · answered by Jeff S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cold of the snow could be causing thermal contraction of the roofing materials, enough to where the melting snow then leaks in. After winter, check the attic (or wherever the water is leaking into) for water stains that indicate where the water is coming in from. You should then be able to trace where the leak is on the roof and fix it with a patching compound.
I had a leak in my garage that I noticed was coming from the corner of a room addition that had been put onto the house before I bought it. After the rains, I went up on the roof and noticed that there was a small gap at the base of an exterior wall and the roof. So, I got some Henry's roof patch and slathered it all over the area where the gap was. The next time it rained, the leak was gone.
2007-12-17 10:34:28 · answer #2 · answered by Paul in San Diego 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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my roof always seems to leak during the winter after snow. it is fine the rest of the year. any suggestions
2015-08-24 22:44:53 · answer #3 · answered by Korey 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have problem with ice damming. the snow melts and runs towards the edge of the roof when it refreezes, it backs up and finds a weak spot in the roof job like a seam and it seeps through. they make a membrane which is sticky on both sides and it is put down under the first row of tar paper. Ice damming is more common of flat roofs, but it could happen on a pitched roof, if the rain gutter is frozen and the run off backs up...rare but possible. the only way to prevent this is to install that membrane
2007-12-17 11:40:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your getting ice damming and backup. If your roof is over 15-20 yrs old or has multiple layers on it then that's the trouble and the only cure is a new roof, I'm afraid.
2007-12-17 10:40:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Probably because you have all of that snow just laying on the roof. That snow amounts to a lot of water when melted. Probably the weight and amount of water it's withholding.
2007-12-17 10:30:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have those vents or louvres in the side walls of your house, sometimes in can snow in sideways and then it will just be laying there in the attic... melting.
This happened to us before. We had to get up in the attic, clean up the snow, then replace the vent thing with a different type that wouldn't allow that.
2007-12-17 11:39:38 · answer #7 · answered by Mary G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋