Roof Leaking Where Porch Meets House

House roof meets porch roof siding leak.

Roof leaking where porch meets house.

This roof leaks during the snowy part of winter and during storms in the summer certainly due to poor flashing. The soffit that meets the roof is one of the toughest areas to waterproof. An ice dam occurs when snow melts and the water freezes when it hits the colder edges of your roof. Remove debris remove all debris from your roof and check to see if you have damage to your shingles.

Flashing is a thin strip of weatherproof material installed to deflect water from seals and joints to protect your porch and home from damage. In the photo you can still see signs of an ice dam. Avoid repairing roof leaks yourself. You need to give the water some way to flow downhill.

That is the only way. Use the putty knife to spread the roofing cement out so that it covers the leak source at least 1 inch on all sides. This is key to prevent future leakage. Let the cement dry before putting the second layer of roofing cement on the joint.

Finding a leak can be frustrating or relatively simple depending on location and weather conditions. If you have problems with your porch roof leaking it is often due to poorly installed flashing or a lack of flashing altogether. It appears a roof valley ends at the rainwater collector box tight against the side wall of the house. Because the wall is some kind of solid wood metal flashing should have been installed under the shingles and up the face of the wood wall into a groove in the wood.

Four inches of the metal laps over the shingles and the remaining four inches extends up the wall. Of that is the case its an unwise roof design to begin with. Leak detection may go easier with these tips for locating a water leak and roof leak repair. How to fix a damaged or missing shingle roof leaks.

Anything else will just be tar on a patch job and leak. Then it is your fault and you may get jerked around for the responsibility. Sent from my sm g930v using tapatalk.