Garage Roof Flashing Leaking

A roof leak at the edge of a dormer can allow a lot of water to enter your home.

Garage roof flashing leaking.

Flashing seals roof transitions where absorption can occur or where water runs down. Flaws in the roofing materials or the flashing where the roof meets a. Flashing s put where a chimney penetrates the roof or where the roof joins a dormer. Worn out flashing or missing sealant can also cause roof leaks around dormers.

Dormer leaks can be caused from a number of issues. Expert advice on how to repair roof flashing and chimney flashing prevent ice dams and solve other roof flashing problems. Flashing sections could slide out of place due to missing nails or cracked caulking. Some roof leaks are tough to locate.

When a roof leaks the problem is often due to leaks in and around the metal roof flashing that protects roof edges valleys and the junctions between roofing and obstructions such as chimneys dormers and vent pipes. If your ceiling has a plastic vapor barrier between the drywall and the attic insulation push the insulation aside and look for flow stains on the plastic often water runs to openings in the vapor barrier such as at ceiling light fixtures. In our page top photo my grandson tanner gilligan points out the white caulk that was installed as a stopgap measure where the builder has installed a bay. This article illustrates and discusses alternate or rather goofy attempts at roof wall intersection flashing to prevent leaks water damage and points out where leak risks may remain.