Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
My father in law and I built an over hang extension on the back of my house this past month.
He was a general contractor by trade, so I trusted that he knew what he was doing.
Now, it is leaking in several places at the seam, where the flat part of the roof connects to the main roof.
(The flat roof does have a slight pitch for water to run off).
Is there a way to fix this without tearing the whole thing up and re-doing it?
It seems the slope of your overhang is insufficient to quickly remove the rainwater. No, there is not easy way to fix it. The simplest thing to do is to partly remove the old and new roofing at the interface and install a quality transition piece ("ice and water shield") underneath both of them. That shield is a self-stick waterproof underlayment.
My father in law and I built an over hang extension on the back of my house this past month.
He was a general contractor by trade, so I trusted that he knew what he was doing.
Did you take a bunch of photo's as the job progressed ... so you can KNOW what was done -or not?
Do you know what valley flashing is? You'll be learning soon. LINK
Did you take a bunch of photo's as the job progressed ... so you can KNOW what was done -or not?
Do you know what valley flashing is? You'll be learning soon. LINK
I did not take any photos. But, we did put down some flashing
What’s the roofing material- on house? On shed roof?
Do you know what the pitch of your shed roof is?
As previously mentioned, “roof membrane” may solve your issue- but it is depend on the answers to the above.
The house and overhang are shingles. I'm not sure of the pitch, but the house is a gable roof. Fairly steep, by Florida standards. I believe the over hang, by any definition would be considered flat, but there is a slope
Having lived in Florida, and knowing how hurricane prep tightened the laws there, I gotta ask - was this permitted work and built to code and inspected, or just a good-ol-boy slap-dash job under the radar? Having been through hurricanes, I would consider you extremely lucky that failure occurred now. If it is unpermitted work, not only would damage in a hurricane be much greater, but it would be the perfect excuse for your insurance to completely deny any and all of your claim.
If unpermitted? My advice is to tear it out completely and restore it to what it was. Otherwise, you are gambling with a deck stacked against you.
"Unpermitted" does not always mean "not to code."
Paying for a permit does not improve the quality of work.
... You have never dealt with an insurance company???
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
