How To Repair A Roofing Tail Leak

Use a thin flexible putty knife to apply roof cement to small cracks in the sealant around chimneys pipes or other joined surfaces.

How to repair a roofing tail leak.

How to repair gaps on roofs joints for gaps on or near flashing thin aluminum sheets called flashing typically get installed under shingles to build a form fitting barrier around anything that juts through a roof a chimney for example look for gaps in caulk sealant or cracks on or around your roof s flashing. In this video i tackle another tile roofing leak repair. Have your helper stay inside the house waiting for the drip to appear. Replace any missing or rotted siding above the step flashing on dormers.

Scrape away old sealant wipe away debris and dry the area thoroughly before applying a new compound. Isolate areas when you run the hose. Dig out any cracked or dry caulking that isn t properly sealing adjoining surfaces and replace with silicone caulk. If you find a gap under it may be a simple fix once you brush away.

Start low soaking the area just above where the leak appears in the house. For example soak the downhill side of a chimney first then each side then the top on both sides. Recaulk the corner flashing if any areas have hardened caulk. For all the commercial roofers out th.

Apply roof sealant or cement to gaps less than 1 4 in 0 64 cm wide. I show why it s leaking what caused the leak in the first place how i fix leaks once for all.