The Roof Is Dripping

The rubber gasket that surrounds the vent pipe could be rotted.

The roof is dripping.

The first thing to look for is any roof penetrations. Eventually the fascia soffits and even the roof sheathing will rot. During installation each skylight essentially creates a big hole in an otherwise uniform roof surface. Phil at the piano sings.

Especially as your home ages a bit. Look for cracks in the base of flexible rubber flashing or broken seams in metal varieties of vent pipe flashing. If you have gutters but no gutter apron to stop the water it will wick behind the gutter. Sonically this individual is playing the banjo and narrating his immediate.

Skylight leaks in heavy rain are a common source for roof leaks. In fact it s rare for leaks to develop in open areas of uninterrupted shingles even on older roofs. Recorded at the secret policeman s other ball concert for amnesty international september 1981 theatre royal drury lane london. Items that penetrate the roof are by far the most common source of leaks.

This song is a story told by an individual who lives inside of a deteriorating house. Penetrations can include plumbing and roof vents chimneys dormers or anything else that projects through the roof. When water flows off the edge of your roof some of it clings to the underside of the shingles and dribbles toward the fascia.