Roof leakages are very common in all over the world due to many weather conditions or sometimes due to poor installation. You should check your roof every year or at least after every storm and strong weather conditions especially when your roof is already old and spanned more than 5 years.Upon inspection you can deice weather it need repairing or an installation.Hiring a professional roofer might be helpful if you find any serious issue.
Following are some DIY solutions to find and fix roof leakage.
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Water testing
Sometimes it’s really hard to find the cause of the water leakage in the roof. For this purpose, the water test is a good way to find the cause of the leaks. In a dry weather, ask a person to go to the roof with a hose and the other person goes to the attic with the bucket and light. The person on the roof has to floods the rood with the hose and the person in the attic watches carefully until the water appears in the attic from the leakage. Mark the area of the when the leakage found by pushing a nail to that location. Mark the location and do a repair that leaks to avoid the damages.
Roofing contractors should use the proper repairing methods with the perfect material in order to repair the roof leakage.
Regular inspection
Another good way to fix the roof leaks problem is to check or monitor the walls and the ceiling of the home outside as well as inside. This job can be done by yourself otherwise the professional contractors are trained for the good inspection and to spot the sign of leaks timely.
Roof flashing
Improper flashing of the roof may cause the water flowing into the house that damage the walls, ceiling, furniture and the electric system as well. So pay good intention and care to your roof flashing to avoid the damages and issues.
Maintain gutters
The gutters are full of rubbish and junk that may cause trouble in your roofing system. Poor maintenance of the gutters may cause the major leakage and water damage.
Keep the trees and bushes away
Falling trees and the bushes may damage the roof materials and may cause holes and cracks in the roof. Punctured roof is unable to protect your home and are unsafe for your family as well. So try to keep away the falling trees and limbs from your roof and keep your roof safe and protected.
Sealed your valleys
If the valleys are not sealed properly then the rainwater start flowing down the roof. If they are not sealed well then it cracked the roof due to the heavy storm and ice. To seal your valleys properly u need to call professional roofers because it is a complex problem and cannot be handled by you.
in case you are unable to fix your roof leakage or unable to find the leak then it’s time to get it done through professional roofers at reasonable cost or ASK for FREE ESTIMATE for your roofing.