My Sunroom Roof Is Leaking

The wooden post is destroyed by termites.

My sunroom roof is leaking. Overall this is the biggest sunroom problem and it can be due to several factors. These holes often get blocked with dirt and debris. We ve had several people who were not roofers or sun people sunroom people look at it and it s just not been successful. Construction of roof is not right that is why when rain comes builds water on one spot and leaks.

Patio roof is leaking and inside roof plywood rotten due to water leak. The house overhang is shown in the photos i sent. Why is my roof leaking. Converting the glass ceiling to an insulated roof is doable again it depends on how the room was constructed.

At least a portion of the sunroom wall would have to be removed to get to the water damaged siding that it is attached to. Mold can spread throughout the home s structure to the hvac system and then to the rest of the house through the vents where it can invade carpets furniture and even clothing. Use a sewing needle or other pointed object to clear the weep holes so the windows operate properly. Inspect the weep holes at the bottom of the track on each window in the sunroom.

The thing is you can figure out strategically jerry where exactly the leak is if you go up there with a hose and just start at one end and very slowly drag it across the roof until you create the leak. This results in leaks because the windows can t drain water appropriately. In the past replacing the flashing has worked for a while but then the leaks start again. Interior mold and mildew issues.

There should be behind your fireplace something called a cricket which is a little part where the roof sort of peaks up into sort of a triangle point and that s designed to divert water around the fireplace. I am thinking that a membrane would work if it covers the sunroom and then goes up the roof of the house a few feet. The sunroom roof attaches to the side of the eves of the house. You can further that action of the water washing around the fireplace by adding a diverter higher up.