HOW TO SPOT ROOF LEAKSLIKE A PRO

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HERE'S AN EASY STEP-BY-STEPGUIDE THAT WILL HELP YOU FINDTHE LEAK IN YOUR ROOF WITH NOTIME WASTED.

DEVOTE THE RIGHT AMOUNT OFTIME TO FINDING THE LEAK IN YOURROOF. IT IS THE HARDEST PART,WHY?

THIS DIAGRAM FROMDUMMIES.COM DOESA GOOD JOB OFEXPLAINING WHYFINDING A LEAK CANBE SO DIFFICULT:

FINDING A LEAKY SPOT IN YOURATTIC IS EASIEST ON A RAINY DAY.WATER REFLECTS LIGHT, SO BRING AFLASHLIGHT. IT CAN BEENORMOUSLY HELPFUL.

KEEP ON SEARCHING UNTIL YOULOCATE THE SOURCE OF THEWATER. MARK THE SPOT ON YOURROOF THROUGH WHICH WATER ISCOMING.

THEN, WAIT FOR A NICER DAY ANDGET ONTO YOUR ROOF WHILE AHELPER IN YOUR ATTIC TAPS THEMARKED SPOT.

APPLY ROOFING CEMENT OR NEWSHINGLES TO THE SPOT AS NEEDED.THEN, WAIT FOR A RAINY DAY TOMAKE SURE YOUR REPAIR JOBWORKED.

THE AFOREMENTIONED STRATEGYMAY NOT WORK IN SOME HOMES. IFYOU ARE ONE OF THEM, CONSIDERCHECKING THESE OTHER COMMONLEAKY SPOTS FOR SIGNS OFTROUBLE:

BOOTS (THESE ARE THE RUBBER SEALSAROUND THE ELECTRIC SERVICE VENTS,PLUMBING VENTS, AIR VENTS, AND EXHAUSTFAN FLASHING)RIDGE CAPSFLASHINGGASKETS AROUND PIPESGUTTERS, DOWNSPOUTS, AND OTHERCOMPONENTS OF YOUR GUTTER SYSTEMDORMER VALLEYS

DON'T WANT TO WAIT FOR RAIN?HAVE A HELPER SPRAY A GARDENHOSE ACROSS THE ROOF TO HELPYOU IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THELEAK.

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