Guides to Roof Leaks, Attics and Drainage in Onondaga County
Six pieces written for the question you actually have rather than the one a quote answers: whether the water came through the roof at all, why a porch roof keeps leaking after three repairs, which joints on a roof really leak, how much attic ventilation the code asks of a house this size, how to find a leak in the middle of winter, and where the water goes once it has left the roof.
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Is It a Leak, or Is It Your Attic?
There is a brown stain on my ceiling and it has not rained for days. What is that?
Read →Why Your Porch Roof Keeps Leaking
We have had the roof over the porch patched three times and it still leaks in the same place. Why?
Read →Where Roofs Actually Leak
The shingles look fine from the ground but the ceiling is wet. Where is the water getting in?
Read →How Much Attic Ventilation Your House Needs
How much attic ventilation is my house supposed to have, and will adding more vents fix a damp attic?
Read →Finding a Roof Leak in Winter
Can anyone actually find a roof leak in the middle of winter, or do I have to wait until spring?
Read →Where Your Roof Water Ends Up
The gutter overflows in one spot, there is ice on the path underneath it and the basement is damp. Are those the same problem?
Read →What the work looks like
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