Leaking Roof Under Fascia

5/10/2013 at 9:13:37 PM

I would sugest you look back at your aplication process. Any material put on a roof or siding needs to start at the bottom and work its way up the roof, so it is posible if the aplication started at the top that water will seep through the lip and onto the bare plywood.

5/10/2013 at 9:30:33 PM

Hi

The way you described it you put drip edge on top of shingles. Drip edge should cover fascia, and shingles should go on top of drip edge.

You may also get water in on top of the soffit and it runs out from under the fascia.

Pictures from top of the roof would be helpful.

Regards,

Yuri

5/10/2013 at 9:59:44 PM

Sorry...shingles are over everything. Should have clarified.

I have pulled the face off the project. The ice and water protection was soaking wet, the 2x6 face was wet. It appears as though the water was sitting just behind the drip edge and pooling, then finding it's way down behind the facia.

There is also no water hitting the soffit at all.

**ON a side note, the original roof (about 15 feet up from where we were working) is now leaking.

5/10/2013 at 10:36:08 PM

Hi Ryan,

I am not a roofer but have done a bit of shingling and checking into specs. You are trying to treat a flat roof like a slope roof and it will never work. The minimum recommended slope for shingle warranties is 3 : 12 (I think) and yours is so low - .05 : 12 - that it has no chance. The drip edge is acting like a dam. It also looks like you have 2 adjacent roofs draining onto your flat roof - the water is probably just going right under the shingles.Get a roofer in that specializes in flat roofs and see if he can give you something that wont clash with your existing and then see if you can upgrade the troughs and downspouts.

If the new leak is 15 feet away from where you were working it is probably a separate issue.

The roofer that told you to re structure for more slope is probably right. You may be chasing this for quite a while if you don`t just bite the bullet and do it.

Good Luck with it!

Jim Kuzma

Kettleby Handyman Services.

5/11/2013 at 1:43:53 AM

Hi,

Read your scope of work and seen the pics. Looking at your roof even from the pics, that should have torch on roofing. This will water proof it and have a proper roofer to come in and create the proper valley for proper drain and also have your gutter installers and roofer creat proper flow for rain storm water.

5/11/2013 at 7:50:25 AM

So it looks like a torch on is the way to go...

I really did believe there would be a more reasonable fix, but I need to get this working.

Anyone know what a fair price for 38 sq feet of torch on is worth??

Thanks everyone!