What to do about sunroom water leaks?

1/23/2015 at 2:30:19 PM

Hi Irvin,

Where does it leak from? Does it leak at the seam between the house and the sunroom or elsewhere?

If it's at that seam, it could be a flashing faillure. Correctly re-flashing would be a fix whereas caulking can be a bandaid fix.

You can also make sure that the caulking isn't rotten. Sometimes replacing the caulking can fix your leaking problems.

1/28/2015 at 2:43:15 PM

Hi Irvin,

You really need to have a few Contractors have a look and give their assessment.

Typically leaking roofs are not because of a gapping hole.

Flashing is usually the culprit and often done incorrectly.

It is also possible that the insulation and vapour barrier were installed incorrectly (very common), or not at all. This can cause a lot of various water issues from condensation (moist warm air in the house condensing on the cold ceiling or joint) or ice damming near your soffit which can allow ice (and shortly thereafter, water) to migrate up under the edge of the roof shingles and quickly work its way through the roof sheathing and on down to the walls and ceiling inside.

Check to see if the sunroom is still under warranty.

If not, get a few opinions from qualified Contractors.

Best of luck

Jason Irving

4/5/2019 at 1:41:43 PM

Our sunroom is leaking and not for sure what to do about it. We recently moved and nobody said anhyting about the sunroom leaking. So i guess its our problem now. Who ever build it added part of the sunroom to the outside of the house so one wall is the outside brick wall and the other walls is what ever material they used to build it with.

We really need help on what to do about the sunroom leaking.