Sometimes an older roof will have a.
House with missing roof.
What problems arise from missing roof tiles.
Penetrations can include plumbing and roof vents chimneys dormers or anything else that projects through the roof.
Isolate areas when you run the hose.
Most homeowners can spot obvious roof problems such as missing or flapping shingles without climbing on the roof.
In fact it s rare for leaks to develop in open areas of uninterrupted shingles even on older roofs.
Items that penetrate the roof are by far the most common source of leaks.
Start low soaking the area just above where the leak appears in the house.
Where one shingle tab blew off your roof you have a 1 in 3 chance that the missing shingle was sitting directly above an open seam between the shingles below.
Begin soaking low on the roof just above where the leak is visible inside the house.
New homes and roofs are usually warranted to be watertight for a set period of time and if they leak you can call the roofer and have him repair it.
Even if the open patch of roof is small average amounts of rainfall are enough to soak the layers between.
If a leak is difficult to find enlist a helper and go up on the roof with a garden hose.
Over time the water from roof leakage will weaken your home s structural beams and foundation.
Other types of damage however are not as visible to the untrained eye which is.
If that s the case.
If your roof doesn t have much of an overhang and no gutters moldy or rotting siding is a key sign that water isn t getting far enough away from your house.
If the leak isn t obvious have a helper watch in the attic while you get on the roof with a garden hose.
With a strong gust of wind the shingle tab tore apart then blew off your roof and landed in your yard.