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O/T Need Roofing Advice

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Rich Va

09-03-2006 17:43:59




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Hey folks, sprung a leak around my chimney and kitchen exhaust vent last week during the storm. The roof, flashing and all the other stuff is in excellant shape, the water is finding a place to enter not visable to the eye. Today I picked up a can of Leak Stopper by Gardner, suppose to be a rubberized roof patch,thought I'd smear it around those areas and try to stop that dern leak. Is this good stuff, what do y'all reccomend. The roof is just standard shingles.

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jeffcat

09-05-2006 06:32:42




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 Re: O/T Need Roofing Advice in reply to Rich Va, 09-03-2006 17:43:59  
Just a quick thought. I saw a small crack in the cement do the same thing. Ran tar up the side of it to fill that crack.



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Ryan - WI

09-03-2006 20:17:30




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 Re: O/T Need Roofing Advice in reply to Rich Va, 09-03-2006 17:43:59  
I have been working in the construction field ever since I was about 12 years old. One thing that I have learned about roof leaks is that you will NEVER find it when the roof is dry. Roof leaks are seldom obvious. Your best bet is to take a garden hose or buckets of water onto the roof with you and make it leak again. Start on the bottom of the roof and work your way up. That way you at least know where the problem lies.

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Rich Va

09-03-2006 20:55:15




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 Re: O/T Need Roofing Advice in reply to Ryan - WI, 09-03-2006 20:17:30  
I know where the water is coming in, my question (Is Leak Stopper by Gardner a good product to use)? *** or (What is the best product to use other than tar and it has to be black to match the roof)?



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Tip

09-04-2006 02:43:53




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 Re: O/T Need Roofing Advice in reply to Rich Va, 09-03-2006 20:55:15  
Hey Rich, it may or may not be a good product, but most of the time, fixes like that don't work over the long haul. Find the problem and fix it right. Once you put this goop all over the place - if it still leaks, you will never figure out what is going on and you will end up making work for yourself.

MHO

Tip



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T_Bone

09-04-2006 09:26:04




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 Re: O/T Need Roofing Advice in reply to Tip, 09-04-2006 02:43:53  
Hi Rich,

If it's metal to brick or metal to metal, then use Butyl caulking. Besure and clean the area well with a wire brush. Butyl guarntee's for 25yrs and it'll surly do that easy.

I layed down some light gauge SM roofing with adding Butyl to the end joints. A couple years latter I tried to remove the roofing and had to cut the tin rather than pull the joints apart.

I agree with using the water hose to make sure it's fixed or locating a leak.

T_Bone

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