Felt Garage Roof Leaking

Where water enters your interior space might not be exactly where the leak is because any water that penetrates a roofing membrane can travel for some distance until it finds a seam in the sub roof or sheathing and seeps inside.

Felt garage roof leaking.

The surface may also suffer from dips or hollows. This will cost around 460 510 made up of. I think the water is getting in via a hole where a pin big screw goes through to hold that part of the roof on. Can the felting be repaired by laying regular felt sheeting using the cold type i e.

The existing felting on my garage roof is cracked and leaks. I d just buy a roll of high performance felt and some tacks and do it yourself felt is 8m long in torch on cost of marerials about 50 pounds cut 3 strips out of roll at 2 4 metre lay from lowest point of roof working upwards lap over front and back and sides 10 to 15 cm with 3 strips laps in middle will be about 300mm leave to stretch out then nails all laps down you can tack down overhanging. Where wind driven rain is working under the roof and causing leaks then the felt will need to be replaced. Edging can also lift or old flashings against the wall could leak.

I can t afford a professional fix and i m utterly useless at diy so advice appreciated. There may be a hole in the felt at some point or the wind has been strong enough to drive the water up above the overlap join on the felt. Best to monitor the situation if it gets any worse then call a pro roofer in. Locating a flat roof leak.

To replace a small section of roofing felt involves stripping the tiles from the roof and replacing felt between two joists. Tj it s probably the wind that has been driving the rain up under the roof tiles. No flame bitumen sealer over whats there already or does the whole lot have to come up and a fresh set of 3 felting layers applied. Joinerjohn nov 21 2009.

The garage is a regular up and over with room for one car.