Hi this is Steve from Roofer 911.
I'm at home in Reston, Virginia that has multiple leaks. I'm going to prepare two proposals, one for a repair and then another one for a new roof. The roof only has about maybe five years maximum life, so honestly a new roof would be highly recommended.
Now they have a leak that's down near a corner and the reason why is when they did the flashing up against a wall they put nails into the flashing like you can see right over in here.
That nail should not be exposed but instead when they nail that flashing into place, it should be underneath this one here. So this way they won't have any leaks. So the water gets in between where the shingles and the roof meet and then the water just seeps right through the nail and the water can just travel down the roof in between the shingles and the felt and it could settle anywhere.
So we need to remove all the roofing, where the roof and the wall meet, replace any damaged step flashing and then re-shingle it. Now where the ridge meets up against the wall, this is all done wrong. Plus there's a split in the flashing right here. It's very important the flashing is changed.
Now another thing, this has nothing to do with that leak down below but the ridge vent was improperly installed and you can see the nails are coming up. It's like this all over and the reason why is they never nailed into the rafters underneath.
What we'll do is we're going to replace this ridge vent with a new one and underneath the ridge vent there's an open breathing space where the plywood is cut approximately one and a half inches on both sides of the ridge.
Once the plywood is cut then the contractor should apply a sealant right across the top. We like to use polyurethane. Then the new ridge vent is pressed right into the sealant and when we fasten into place we need to make sure that we penetrate the rafters underneath and then reseal all of the fasteners.
Now here where the roof and the wall meet, this is done all wrong. No metal flashing should be exposed here. We need to take up all the shingles, replace any damaged step flashing or improperly installed.
Now here they have a freeze board and there's a few different openings here so the water can get inside here and it can leak behind the flashing and down inside the home. Then there's another freeze board above here and you can see it's all wide open so water can get inside the freeze board and the water can just seep inside the wall and done.
Now here's another thing very important, this is vertical wood siding. During a driving rain the water can get inside here and then channel it's way behind the wood, go behind the freeze board and then go behind the step flashing and again, inside the home.
So we need to seal all the vertical siding joints wherever open like over in here. Also up there at the very peak you can see the shingle is split. So the water can travel down inside the wall and then again, behind the freeze board and down to the roof.
Okay. Let's see what we got on the upper roof now. I'm climbing up a ladder from the lower to upper roof. Okay. Oh boy. Yeah the ridge vent is on the verge of coming off here too as well. You can see this. Oh geez. Then the pipe collar here is completely deteriorated so there's a leak there as well. They really need a new roof. Then the pipe flange here is all deteriorated and here the flashing was never nailed properly.
It wasn't sealed underneath so we need to remove all the roofing around the two stack pipes. Here, you know this is done wrong. Oh geez. Then the water gets inside the key. It's seeped through the sider nail and into the house.
Okay here they have a missing roof shingle. So the water will just get in right through the sides of the nails and the water can get in up here too. The roof is taking a little bit of a dip here because of the ridge vent. The water is getting in through the ridge vent and the water is traveling underneath the shingles and it's leaking into the home here that caused the wood to be a little soft.
Okay this is Steve from Roofer 911 and I can be reached at 703-475-2446. We specialize in roof repair in Reston, Virginia and all areas of Northern Virginia. Thank you.
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