When you’re searching for “How To Fix A Leaking Roof From The Inside” it is probably raining and you have got water coming in on the inside. This post is going to help you by giving step-by-step instructions on what to do to fix your leaking roof from the inside.
Emergency Leaking Roof Fixes
If your roof leaks, it is a huge issue in any kind of weather. But it is a lot bigger emergency when there’s a heavy rainstorm. The rainstorm can quickly manipulate what was a small hole and turn it into a bad dream inside your home. Water is going to quickly seep into drywall walls leading it to crumble and soak insulation. Act quickly if you want to avoid expensive damage to your home.
How To Patch a Roof Leak?
Follow the below steps or call for emergency roof repair services to maintain the state of your home.
Step 1. – Get In Your Attic
The main thing you should do is to locate access to your attic and get inside. Take out the insulation from the sheetrock that is the top of your ceiling and soak up surface water using sponges, carefully. To do this be sure have a piece of plywood laid across the joists of your ceiling for working on and a bucket to wring out the water into. Don’t forget not to place any tools or the bucket on the wet drywall as it might fall through, creating a bigger mess.
Step 2. – Find The Leak
The next step is to attempt to locate where the water is coming in from. Follow the route the water is taking when dripping inside your home to where it is coming in through your roof. A lot of times, because of the incline of your roof this is going to be a fair distance away from in which the water is dripping down onto your ceiling. Water has a tendency to follow along roof decking or its rafters.
Step 3. – Make A Temporary Leak Patch
After you’ve located the leak, you can devise a temporary patch for the leak from some plywood or a shingle and a little roofing tar. Use a filling knife for spreading the tar inside the leaking hole on the inside of your roof. Put the shingle or plywood patch onto the tar then spread more of the tar surrounding the sides of your patch.
Step 4. – Map The Roof Leak
Before leaving your attic use a tape measure to crudely map out where the leak is located at, so you can locate it once the storm is over. Following the rain stopping, and the sun is out, put on some well traction shoes and use the same measurement to locate the leaky area on the outside of the roof. You can utilize some more roofing tar to the area to finish your temporary patch.
What If I Can’t Locate the Leak?
When you cannot locate the leak in your roof you are going to need to cover it promptly with plastic roof covering. This also applies for houses for which there is no attic or if the attic is inaccessible. Follow the below steps to safeguard your home if you are unable to do a temporary patch.
Buy & Prep the Roof Plastic
You probably don’t have roof plastic on hand. So, you’ll have to go to the home supply store or call for assistance. Roof plastic comes in 4-foot rolls. Purchase some and go back home to place it on your roof. You are also going to need some 8-foot 2×4’s to act as braces for your roof sheathing.
Cut The Plastic to Length
You are going to want to unroll the plastic with a little more length to go from the top of your roof (ridge) to the edge of the roof (eave). Don’t unfold the covering yet and cut it to length using a utility knife. You can utilize one of your 2×4’s as a straight edge to make the cut as straight as you can. After it is cut to length you are going to want to unfold it to make a segment that is long enough for your roof, and around 8 feet wide.
Attach The Cover To 2×4’s
Roll one end around an 8 foot 2×4 and use a utility stapling gun to staple it to the wood. Take another 2×4 to and layer the plastic in the middle of them, then nail the 2×4’s together. Do likewise to the other end of your plastic roofing covering to complete preparing the cover.
Place The Cover On The Roof
It goes without saying that safety needs to be a priority and when there’s lightning, you don’t have the capability, or the correct equipment to accomplish this; you should be calling for an emergency roof repair. When have got rubber soled shoes, the means to cut the 2×4’s, a ladder, and the courage to get on your roof and take your cover on and set one set of the 2×4’s over the ridge and then stretch the other down to the eave.
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