wouldwurker Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Sounds like you're on the right track. Isn't homeownership lovely? The good news is that if it happens again in 10 years, you might just remember how to fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyrolan Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Yea I guess we need to get some roofers to come checkout the roof over the garage...feels like there must be some problem there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 C'mon...you can do this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyrolan Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 If it's dripping when I get home tonight, I'll cut a hole big enough to at least look around up there and try to see what's going on... Well maybe...not sure I actually have a tool for cutting a hole in drywall without it becoming an epic adventure...a stop by HD may be in order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 <smash cut to 3 feet of snow falling through ceiling onto your head> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Roof and or roof to wall flashing. Two feet of snow is overflowing the flashing. Inspecting is likely a job for the experienced. On that valley if the "tits" are not cut right, snow load can divert water. With a window so close to the roof hitting the gable wall, the flashing is very suspect. I would even drill an inspection hole behind some base board in that bedroom to see inside the wall below that window. If that is the vinyl that it appears to be, I would remove pieces on the outside to inspect. What would take you two hours would take me or someone more experienced even, around ten minutes. The problem is knowing or finding someone you can trust. You don't want to be sold a new roof if a valley need to be corrected. You do not want to be sold new vinyl for a flashing matter, or because some yahoo cracks it taking it down to inspect. My two cents. Drywall is cheap, but to me so is vinyl. This all depends on your skill set and that of your friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyrolan Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 My skillset is non-existent for exterior matters, and I'm probably the "handy one" in my circle of city slicker friends. =p My biggest thing is I have no idea what I'm even looking for or how to make sure I don't break anything trying to investigate. =p I can very easily believe its a flashing issue around one of the windows or at the edge. I can also easily believe it's a roof issue since the roof is a cheapo one the builders did. My inspector said the shingles looked close to 20 years old when they're at most 10 because that's when the house was built. =p It feels like something along the side there where the snow built up and the water has been running down, but what I have no idea. I don't even have a good way to try to look around since the snow is up to my waist over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyrolan Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 I would even drill an inspection hole behind some base board in that bedroom to see inside the wall below that window. Do you use one of those inspection cameras for this? I've thought about getting one of those when they're on sale at HF...always seems like it would be handy to have around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 I am lower tech. Wet insulation should be obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyrolan Posted February 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Yea this is what I was afraid of...all I did was make a mess and learn absolutely nothing in the process. All I could see was wet crumbling drywall... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Reach as far as you can either direction on the framing to see if there is a dry side and a wet side. A yard stick can lift the fiber glass for visual inspection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyrolan Posted February 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 It's wet closer to the house (down+left in the picture). Visually it's wetter closer to the side overhead door (down+right in photo). I see nothing towards the corner where the bathroom would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janello Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 How far is the closest bathroom above? If it isn't a constant leak then it can be from a shower arm or someone soaking the floor of the bathroom with the curtain on the wrong side of a tub. Water will travel the length of a ceiling bay to an opening. Can go umpteen feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janello Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 If you have baseboard heat, it could be a pipe that froze and caused a small leak. Although they usually split good when they go. This would also be a constant leak. If you have a bedroom above, it's not the roof or ice dam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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