How do roofers find leaks in the roof?

When you find leaks in your roof, you tend to think about how the roofing contractor might find the leaks and you start thinking like a roofing contractor. Let’s try to understand that how roof maintenance contractors try to find the leaks in the roof.

The question you need to ask yourself about the leak: When you see a roof leak ask yourself about what is located just above the particular area of the leaking roof. You may realize that the leakage area is below the area where either the sink, toilet, bath, or shower are located. If this is the case then, the leakage could also be due to the broken pipe, leakage in the toilet base or some kind of blockage of the water. If this is the issue, then it can easily be fixed by calling a plumber. There is no need to call a roofer to solve the problem. If that is not the issue then the next thing to do...

Check if the roof is below the Attic: The roofer will climb up to the attic to check the issue or the reason behind the roof leakage. They begin to look if there is any kind of sign of the availability of the moisture and then try to find out the reason behind the moisture availability. For instance, there could be droplets of water caused due to the depressed insulation. Even then, the roofer needs to find out the exact possibility or the reason behind the moisture formation.

The roofers further also look under the sheathing board. They can see the nails and also check if there is rust. Sometimes they can see the actual frost on the sheathing. In both cases, there could be rust on the nails. Here we are looking for frost, condensation, mold, or rust. So it means that it is actually an issue of internal humidity and the issue with the ventilation. The aim of the roofer here would be to reduce the humidity and check the moisture ventilation in the attic.

At times, it is just a humidity adjustment issue, and it is important to always turn the vents on after the shower. However, if this issue is an ongoing issue then insulation replacement or mold remediation could be required.

How to detect if it is a Roof Leak?: If there is no moisture or condensation in the attic then it could be the actual roof leak. The easiest way to check it is by observing the roof from the attic by looking for the entry point of the water during rain. However, if there is no rain forecast near then, it can still be tested by the roofing contractor. In this case, one of the roofing contractors sits on the attic and the other one sprays the water at the suspected area from the roof to identify the leakage. Most of the time, the problem could be a hole in the shingles or faulty flashing. These issues can be fixed or the roof may be needed to replace in the long run.

What if the ceiling has no problem? In the end, the leakage could be at the structure’s exterior walls. It is hard to detect the leakage or the water entry points here. The causes of these could be window seal issues or siding repair issues. These can also be fixed either by small investments until the requirement of the replacement.

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