The Roof Is Dripping

During installation each skylight essentially creates a big hole in an otherwise uniform roof surface.

The roof is dripping.

If you have gutters but no gutter apron to stop the water it will wick behind the gutter. Especially as your home ages a bit. The first thing to look for is any roof penetrations. In fact it s rare for leaks to develop in open areas of uninterrupted shingles even on older roofs.

Phil at the piano sings. Skylight leaks in heavy rain are a common source for roof leaks. Eventually the fascia soffits and even the roof sheathing will rot. The rubber gasket that surrounds the vent pipe could be rotted.

Check plumbing vent boots and roof vents if water is entering from that area to cause the leaking roof. No matter how well your skylights were installed it is still possible for them to leak during heavy rains. Sonically this individual is playing the banjo and narrating his immediate. When water flows off the edge of your roof some of it clings to the underside of the shingles and dribbles toward the fascia.

Look for cracks in the base of flexible rubber flashing or broken seams in metal varieties of vent pipe flashing. Penetrations can include plumbing and roof vents chimneys dormers or anything else that projects through the roof. Items that penetrate the roof are by far the most common source of leaks.