The Roof Is Dripping

No matter how well your skylights were installed it is still possible for them to leak during heavy rains.

The roof is dripping.

Phil at the piano sings. This song is a story told by an individual who lives inside of a deteriorating house. During installation each skylight essentially creates a big hole in an otherwise uniform roof surface. Skylight leaks in heavy rain are a common source for roof leaks.

Eventually the fascia soffits and even the roof sheathing will rot. Items that penetrate the roof are by far the most common source of leaks. If you have gutters but no gutter apron to stop the water it will wick behind the gutter. Look for cracks in the base of flexible rubber flashing or broken seams in metal varieties of vent pipe flashing.

In fact it s rare for leaks to develop in open areas of uninterrupted shingles even on older roofs. Penetrations can include plumbing and roof vents chimneys dormers or anything else that projects through the roof. Recorded at the secret policeman s other ball concert for amnesty international september 1981 theatre royal drury lane london. The rubber gasket that surrounds the vent pipe could be rotted.

Check plumbing vent boots and roof vents if water is entering from that area to cause the leaking roof. The roof is leaking lyrics. The first thing to look for is any roof penetrations.