Timeline for Ceiling leaks in driving rain -- how can I find source?
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| Feb 28, 2023 at 17:47 | answer | added | Ecnerwal | timeline score: 3 | |
| Feb 28, 2023 at 17:09 | comment | added | keshlam | Another look certainly wouldn't hurt. Thanks for the poke. | |
| Feb 28, 2023 at 15:23 | comment | added | RMDman | It would be worth looking outside to see if anything is evident that would be open to wind driven rain. That alone could be the issue | |
| Feb 28, 2023 at 14:43 | comment | added | keshlam | Yeah, forgot to ask while re-roofing. Overly optimistic that it was old damage, I guess. That one is on me. | |
| Feb 28, 2023 at 14:40 | comment | added | keshlam | ... I think that's an answer, @RMDman... Not the one I was hoping for, but an answer. I think this is one I contract out to people with more experience, partly so I have someone to grumble at should it recur and partly because as line as we're dealing with this I might as well have them inspect for other issues and discuss some other projects. Though having waited this long, I may wait a bit longer; still getting used to thinking about retirement finances. | |
| Feb 28, 2023 at 14:10 | comment | added | RMDman | Bummer, but you have to take the ceiling tiles down and put your head up there, while someone is spraying with a hose mimicking the driven rain. If you know what direction the rain is driven in it will give you a better idea what to look for. During Hurricane Ian some of the condo units here had leaks that they never had before or since. Most were driven rain into the attic vents high up on the gable ends of buildings. | |
| Feb 28, 2023 at 14:04 | comment | added | Huesmann | Also note that if your roof is sloping, the location where the water is penetrating the roofing layers may be further up than the location where the ceiling is staining. | |
| Feb 28, 2023 at 12:49 | comment | added | Aloysius Defenestrate | If you want to force yourself to fix it, pull down the offending ceiling (you’ll have to anyway, right?) and watch for water. | |
| Feb 28, 2023 at 9:52 | comment | added | Solar Mike | So you re-roofed and did not investigate then? Any issue should have been spotted. | |
| Feb 28, 2023 at 6:09 | comment | added | keshlam | Maybe. I am guessing the problem is actually the eaves rather than the roof, since I re-roofed rather recently. ,(Say that give times fast...) | |
| Feb 28, 2023 at 5:28 | comment | added | DIY75 | water garden hose, on the roof, spraying in spot by spot area, observing where it goes and does it drip | |
| Feb 28, 2023 at 3:59 | history | asked | keshlam | CC BY-SA 4.0 |