Fix Roof Around Dormer

If a leak is difficult to find enlist a helper and go up on the roof with a garden hose.

Fix roof around dormer.

Outside the house the new vinyl siding on the side of dormer and the new roofing in a large area around the leak area were removed and saved for re installation. Check the flashing beneath the corner trims along. Look along the edge of the dormer siding where it meets the shingles. Here are some tools you ll find useful.

A shed dormer has a roof with a single sloping plane usually at a shallower angle than the main roof. A flat dormer has a flat non sloping roof. Finding the leak 1. Start low soaking the area just above where the leak appears in the house.

For example soak the downhill side of a chimney first then each side then the top on both sides. Mosby installed an ice and water shield at the roof transition from the front porch and along the roof gutter line. Look for signs of rotting or a missing piece of siding. Drill preferably cordless hammer pry bar caulk gun and roofing sealant putty knife tin snips.

Use a flashlight to ensure the flashing extends. Isolate areas when you run the hose. For flashing around dormers scrape out the old caulking compound if any and brush the flashing with a wire brush. An inset dormer as opposed to other dormers which extend out from the roof is set back into the roof leaving a flat horizontal space between the bottom of the dormer and the rest of the roof.

Flexible roof sealant apply flexible roof sealant black jack roof patch rubberized roof cement from a can or tube to fill nail holes gaps loose flashing or loose shingles flashing shingles replace the flashing and shingles around the dormer. Apply urethane roofing cement between the siding or shingles and the flashing. Be sure to seal any obvious seams. Dormer roofs are often made of a cheaper less durable substance than the rest of the roof.