Any roofers here?

[MTG#10]

Well the snow started melting today and I noticed a leak in my bathroom ceiling this morning. The house is only 3 years old but the warranty is over. I got up in the attic and couldnt find where the water is coming in from with a flashlight, probably because its a brand new leak and the wood isnt stained yet.

Does anyone know approximately how much something like this would cost to fix? Any roofers in the Springfield area willing to give a planet discount?

[max sleeper]

Hello, Shingles have a warranty of 25 or 30 years and up. I bet you have a leek around your pipe flashing above your bath room. A tube of wet dry roof cement and a plastic putty knife would probably fix it. $5 is what that would run ya. Freeze and thaw is probably the problem. Did you have any limbs hit your roof when the ice came through?

Go Chiefs!

[max sleeper]

If a roofer comes out... honest $50 fly by night guy $100-200 call someone if the roof is steep and make sure they have been in business for awhile.

Go Chiefs!

[MTG#10]

Originally Posted by max sleeper

Hello, Shingles have a warranty of 25 or 30 years and up. I bet you have a leek around your pipe flashing above your bath room. A tube of wet dry roof cement and a plastic putty knife would probably fix it. $5 is what that would run ya. Freeze and thaw is probably the problem. Did you have any limbs hit your roof when the ice came through?

Go Chiefs!

Its a brand new sub-division with only young trees so no limbs. I thought of roof cement around the flashings/vents but I wouldnt be very comfortable unless I knew for sure thats where the water was coming from.

Any tips on finding brand new water leaks inside the attic? I looked directly above the leak and didnt see anything, but it could be coming from somewhere else and running down.

Roof cement is a 2-year bandaid. Just fix it right.

It could be anything, valley, vent boot, ridge, or even an ice dam. Get a pro to come fix it and give you a guarantee.

[KCSupersized]

Originally Posted by MTG#10

Its a brand new sub-division with only young trees so no limbs. I thought of roof cement around the flashings/vents but I wouldnt be very comfortable unless I knew for sure thats where the water was coming from.

Any tips on finding brand new water leaks inside the attic? I looked directly above the leak and didnt see anything, but it could be coming from somewhere else and running down.

I'm not an expert, but I got on my roof with a garden hose to find my leak once.

[Bugeater]

I'd bet my left nut it's ice damming.

[Brock]

Originally Posted by Phobia

Roof cement is a 2-year bandaid. Just fix it right.

It could be anything, valley, vent boot, ridge, or even an ice dam. Get a pro to come fix it and give you a guarantee.

This, it isn't anything to screw around with even if it comes out of your pocket.

[PRIEST]

Ice Dam or lack of .If it just started leaking with the snow Its the Ice damn, if it leaks when it rains look for the obvious ( flashing around roof vent stacks, missing shingles ) if two story all wall & half gable flashing should be checked , good luck.

[redsurfer11]

Originally Posted by MTG#10

Well the snow started melting today and I noticed a leak in my bathroom ceiling this morning. The house is only 3 years old but the warranty is over. I got up in the attic and couldnt find where the water is coming in from with a flashlight, probably because its a brand new leak and the wood isnt stained yet.

Does anyone know approximately how much something like this would cost to fix? Any roofers in the Springfield area willing to give a planet discount?

How far from the exterior wall is the leak? Is there a skylight?

[Dave Lane]

Originally Posted by Phobia

Roof cement is a 2-year bandaid. Just fix it right.

It could be anything, valley, vent boot, ridge, or even an ice dam. Get a pro to come fix it and give you a guarantee.

Phil,

You got any one thats good at torchdown?

[blueballs]

try throwing a couple of tires on rims up there

[MTG#10]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

I'd bet my left nut it's ice damming.

I'll PM you my address so you know where to send it.


Well I got up in my attic and tracked the leak down finally. This is very strange. The pipe thats coming from the fan/vent in my bathroom leads up into the attic instead of out of the roof (maybe they're all like that, I dont know). I guess since we never turn that fan on it built up a ton of condensation in the pipe and it was leaking out of the elbow. I wrapped the elbow up with a ton of duct tape and Im going to start turning the fan on for a couple hours a day so hopefully it will stay dry inside of that pipe. Anyone heard of this sort of thing happening?

[Joe Seahawk]

Originally Posted by MTG#10

I'll PM you my address so you know where to send it.


Well I got up in my attic and tracked the leak down finally. This is very strange. The pipe thats coming from the fan/vent in my bathroom leads up into the attic instead of out of the roof (maybe they're all like that, I dont know). I guess since we never turn that fan on it built up a ton of condensation in the pipe and it was leaking out of the elbow. I wrapped the elbow up with a ton of duct tape and Im going to start turning the fan on for a couple hours a day so hopefully it will stay dry inside of that pipe. Anyone heard of this sort of thing happening?

Thats not good.. You really should vent that pipe through the roof, the builders of the home should be responsible to fix that IMO, if not its not that big of deal to vent it out.. It's important that you do it especially if there is a shower/ tub in that bathroom.

[bobbymitch]

Originally Posted by MTG#10

I'll PM you my address so you know where to send it.


Well I got up in my attic and tracked the leak down finally. This is very strange. The pipe thats coming from the fan/vent in my bathroom leads up into the attic instead of out of the roof (maybe they're all like that, I dont know). I guess since we never turn that fan on it built up a ton of condensation in the pipe and it was leaking out of the elbow. I wrapped the elbow up with a ton of duct tape and Im going to start turning the fan on for a couple hours a day so hopefully it will stay dry inside of that pipe. Anyone heard of this sort of thing happening?

Happens more often than you would think. For many, the moisture just soaks into the insulation and goes unnoticed. The bath vent fan should vent directly outside using an outlet much like your dryer vent. There was a episode on Ask This Old House that covered this issue.