Why Is My Roof Leaking Burke, VA

 

Hi, this is Steve from Roofer 911.

I'm on a roof in Burke, Virginia. The home owner has a leak where the roof and the wall meet. It's right in this area here. I noticed some of the nails are popping up, because they never fastened the flashing into the rafters underneath and they never sealed underneath the flashing.

 

What we'll do is remove all these nails. We're going to seal underneath with polyurethane. Then we'll fasten the flashing back into place and make sure, like is said, to hit the rafters underneath. After we're done with the repairs, the leak, will still come back, but only this time with a heavy, driving rain. It's right here.

 

You see this open space here where the J-tile meets up against the fascia. If there's a driving rain blowing towards the wall, the water will get inside that gap, and then the water travels behind the siding. It will settle where the roof and the wall meet.

 

This is a simple fix. What we'll do is we're just going to seal that area with polyurethane on both sides of the gable. Once we do that, no matter what the weather type, driving rain, melting snow, this leak will not come back again.

 

My name is Steve from Roofer 911. We specialize in roof repair in all areas of Burke, Great Falls and Northern Virginia. I can be reached at 703-475-2446. Thank you.

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