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Repair Vent Leaks

admin — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:00:38 +0000

There is an attic vent installed where there should have been a 6 inch exhaust vent installed – the incorrect vent was installed and was leaking. Also there was a tear in a shingle behind the vent.
Removed leaking attic vent and installed a 6 inch exhaust vent for the bathroom. Removed the broken shingle and installed a new one. Installed vent with chem caulking due to type of vent.
Also re nailed a 3 inch pipe flashing and resealed this as well. It was lifting due to wind.

Chimney Repair and Vent Reinstall

admin — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:00:42 +0000

PERMANENT CHIMNEY REPAIR Removed shingles around chimney area. Installed ice and water shield. Installed new shingles using roof cement and nails followed by chem caulking.PART 3: REINSTALL AND SEAL ALL ROOF VENTS All vents on roof surface were properly reinstalled and sealed in order to ensure they are watertight.

Chimney Leak Repair

admin — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 11:00:50 +0000

The home has a chimney leak. The flashing is the original flashing and was never sealed. Flashing is peeling off and has original caulking. Water was coming in around entire flashing. There was ice and water shield (water proof membrane) installed under the laminate shingles, however instead of going under flashing and nailing flashing down and sealing flashing to the shingles it was installed on top of the flashing. Ice and water shield does not stick properly to metal and creates pockets etc. In this case it is not sticking at all and water is hitting chimney and going in between the ice and water shield and the flashing and is getting in through back and sides of chimney. The sides of chimney there is no roof cement to the shingles.
Today as a temporary repair we sealed all of the chimney flashing completely. We sealed where the shingles meet the flashing. This may stop the immediate problem however informed the homeowner that if this does not stop the leak then water is getting in under shingles in other areas as it not sealed from underneath and installed properly. If it leaks again then a permanent repair is required.

Animal Damage Around Chimney

admin — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:00:16 +0000

Mr Roof Repair removed the shingles around chimney. Then installed an ice and water shield (water proof membrane).
We Installed new shingles around the chimney and up the wall.
We also replaced the shingles installed during initial repair with matching driftwood shingle.
Also sealed around an exhaust pipe on one of the dormers.

Shingle and Chimney Repairs from Animal Damage

admin — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 21:00:13 +0000

Problem: The home had animal damage – raccoon damage – in two dormers on the right hand side of the third story. Where the dormers meet the steep part of roof is where the raccoon tore out the shingles.

Solution: Roof Repair Specialist informed customer that he did not have exact shade of shingle (driftwood) – homeowner said he did not care as can’t see it anyway. Installed dark brown shingles.
Informed homeowner of another problem around chimney where raccoons have caused chimney damage – around the chimney on third story and the wall beside the chimney.
Today, temporarily sealed where wall was leaking with roof cement. Behind chimney is not currently leaking but soon will be due to the damage.

Flat Roof Repairs and Proper Vent Installation

admin — Mon, 30 May 2011 21:00:24 +0000

Problem: Water was draining from downspout too close to the house. The opening at the top of the chimney was exposed, and there was cracking in the flashing around the chimney. Bathroom and attic vents were leaking. Flat roof was also leaking.

Solutions: In order to deal with the water draining too close to the house, our roof specialist extended the downspout approximately 4-5 feet so water drains further from the house. We did the same thing with another downspout at the back of the house.

Chimney Leaks – In order to seal exposed chimney opening we capped it off with metal and screwed the metal into the brick work. To deal with the cracks in the flashing we re-sealed everything with chem caulking.

Bathroom vent- this problem was caused by incorrect installation of the exhaust vent. We removed the vent and installed a new one while sealing the area around the vent to ensure it is water tight.

Attic Vents – neither of the attic vents on the roof were installed correctly so we removed both and installed new ones with proper sealant to make sure everything is waterproof.

Flat Roof – the issues on the flat roof steamed simply from the age of the roof. One of the leaks was caused by the wall cap metal was separating from the wall. We resealed all of this to ensure no more water would get through. The second issue with the flat roof was that there was water leaking in where the flat roof was meeting the brick wall. Mr Roof Repair used water proof sealant and membrane to repair this leak.

Shingle Replacement Due To Wind Damage

admin — Wed, 18 May 2011 21:00:29 +0000

Missing shingles at the back of the roof caused by wind damage.
Investigation: There is no underlayment membrane on roof and this is causing the shingles to start deteriorating and curl which then allows the wind blows to blow them off.
Solution: We applied roof cement over the decking – reinstalled shingles using nails – roof cemented the laps and reinstalled shingled so shingles have same color and will not look like a patch.
Resealed the chimney flashing that was starting to crack (sealant was cracking).
Follow Up: The recommendation to extend the life of the roof is to go around periodic areas of roof where shingles appear to be curling and fish mouthing and seal under them with roof cement.

Chimney and Valley Repair

admin — Mon, 16 May 2011 21:00:46 +0000

After starting to remove shingles it was discovered that all around the chimney was completly rotted out to the left in the area that goes into the valley and bottom of valley was rotted out as well. It was a bad design where water comes down valley and into the face of the chimney. Due to rotten wood and design the repair specialist decided to change the architectural design of the roof – redesigned so that water from the valley will bypass the chimney completely. Water from valley and roof will go around right of chimney and there is now a wall behind the chimney. Replaced all rotten wood with new and redesigned the roof so water will no longer touch the chimney.

All new flashing has been installed – L flashing and chimney flashing. All new ice and water shield and new plywood and drip edge installed on left and right of chimney. All shingles were put in from below chimney all way up to chimney and up to second story.

Removed one shingle on either side of each valley. Removed the valley metal and installed ice and water shield (water proof membrane) on each side of valley 24” out and 19 ‘ up the valley.
We added roof cement on both sides of water proof membrane on each valley, re installed new shingles using roof cement and nails for a closed valley method. In addition, we replaced a bad piece of wood near bottom of valley. Also sealed several shingles around the valley after installing the valley to help ensure no other shingles are leaking.

Shingles are starting to fish mouth on the sides of tabs close to key of shingles.
We recommend coming back to seal miscellaneous fish mouth shingles over entire roof surface to help extend and preserve the life of the roof and avoid future leaks.

Chimney and Pipe Flashing

admin — Mon, 02 May 2011 21:00:19 +0000

We removed a 4” pipe flashing and replaced it with new pipe flashing using roof cement and nails. We also had to remove a 1” pipe flashing and installed new flashing and sealed it using roof cement and nails.
We then installed counter metal going around chimney and capped it off and closed it off with metal and seal it to ensure it was watertight.

Animal Damage and Damaged Roof Deck

admin — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 21:00:05 +0000

Repair Summary: There was a hole in thr roof near the vent that was caused by animal damage. We removed the surrounding shingles and damaged wood, replaced a 2 x 4 area of plywood, installed an ice and water shield, added a new vent installed and re-shingled the area.