Fairfax VA - Why Is My Roof Vent Pipe Leaking?

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Hi, this is Steve from Roofer 911.

I wanted to show you something that I run into quite often. The homeowner has a leak right below this vent pipe here. She was getting an estimate from many different contractors and everybody was saying that the pipe was most indeed the source of the problem. They all recommend to remove all the roof material completely around the pipe, seal the flashing with an ice and water shield, and then re-shingle it, and then that will stop the problem.

With something like this, I did an infrared scan inside the attic, and when you look at the picture here, this is the ridge at the highest point right here, and where you see the dark blue, that's all wet. That plywood is saturated.

What's happening is when there's a driving rain coming towards the ridge vent, the water's getting underneath that ridge vent. Some of the water is traveling right across the top of the rafter, and not only is the water settling at the stack pipe, but also the water can continue to travel down the top of that rafter and settle inside the exterior wall at the very back of the home.

Now also some of that water is running across the top of the plywood on top of the felt, and again the water is traveling down the roof on top of the felt. Wherever the water finds an opening like a tear in the felt, that's where the water will settle into the attic, and once the insulation becomes saturated, the homeowner's going to see water stains on the ceiling.

If the water does not find any openings, the water will continue to travel down, and it will settle down inside the exterior wall. If there's any windows or doors directly in the path of that water, it's going to leak.

What we need to do is first off, the contractors made a mess here, so we're going to remove all the roofing material around the pipe and we're going to do exactly what the others were going to do, install the ice and water shield, and then re-shingle it.

Now also each ridge vent is 10 foot sections, and there is a seam right here. We need to remove 20 feet of ridge vent. Once the ridge vent is removed, any shingles here and also on the other side that are damaged are going to be replaced with new.

Now, very important, once everything is prepared, we're going to seal the deck heavy on both sides of the ridge, and then the new ridge vent is going to be pressed right into the sealant.

When we fasten it into place, we've got to make sure that we hit the rafters underneath, and then we're going to reseal all the fasteners just like they did here. It's a shame. This is a new ridge vent. It's a shame they didn't do it right to begin with.

My name is Steve from Roofer 911, and if you have any questions whatsoever, I can be reached at 703-475-2446. Thank you.

Roofer911 provides roof repair services in Fairfax VA, and all areas of Northern Virginia.

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Chimney Leak Repair In McLean, VA

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Hi, this is Steve from Roofer 911.

I'm at a home in McLean, Virginia. They have a leak that's on the back side, and also the front side, of their chimney. There's a lot of different reasons why they have this leak. It's not just one source, it's multiple.

Now, one of them is the improper installation of the step flashing. They put nails in the flashing. This nail here should not be there. It should be underneath, right underneath this one here. What's happening is when it rains heavy, the water can get underneath the key, and seep right through the nail and into the house.

We're going to remove all the roofing material completely around the chimney. The counter flashing is good, but we just need to replace the step flashing, install an ice and water shield, and then re-shingle it.

Now what they did down there, with the nail in the flashing, they did the same thing along the wall. We need to take up all the roofing material here, repair or replace any damaged step flashing, install a ice and water shield, and re-shingle it.

Now also, this ridge vent is a problem. The wood, right here, is soft. The reason why is the open breathing space underneath here, which is about 3 inches wide, they cut it all the way to the end.

We're going to take off the cap shingles, remove about 3 feet of ridge vent, and then we're going to close off the breather with ice and water shield, and then reinstall the ridge vent and cap shingles.

Oh, it's aluminum siding. Yeah, the siding's old. Now, another thing is, even after I take care of these procedures, the roof will still leak. It will leak again from a driving rain or a heavy downpour. I'll show you why.

Here, where the wall, the aluminum siding meets up against the brick, you can see there's a large, open space here. It starts all the way up from the top, and it goes all the way down to the bottom. If there's a driving rain, the water can very easily get inside here, and it will settle behind the counter flashing on down below.

Now, up there, you can see the drip edge is all damaged. It's really strange, I don't know how this happened. It wasn't a tree. It looks it was almost sabotaged, I don't know. They've got the exact identical problem on the other side.

The drip edge has to be removed and replaced. The counter flashing and the step flashing is all damaged on the upper roof, so we have to remove and replace the flashing and re-shingle that.

Another thing is, where you see the J channel, where it meets up against the wood fascia, there's a big open space in there that's about 3/4 of an inch. If there's a driving rain, the water can very easily get inside there, and again, drop down inside the wall and settle at the chimney.

Now the other section, this will eventually cause a leak down inside the interior wall. Here, you can see the drip edge is all damaged. The counter flashing has a hole in it. The water's dropping down inside the wall from the upper roof.

Here, you can see the same problem as the other side. There's a large open space, here, where the aluminum siding meets up against the brick. We're going to seal, from top to bottom, with polyurethane. Everything else down here is all good.

My name is Steve, again, from Roofer 911. If you have any questions, whatsoever, I can be reached at 703-475-2446. Thank you.

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Finding a Ridge Vent Leak In Arlington VA

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Hi this is Steve from Roofer 911.

I'm at a home in Arlington, Virginia. When you see the mark right over here, the damage to the drywall, that's where the water has settled and the leak is originating from the ridge bed right up there at the crease.

Whenever there is a heavy downpour or driving rain, the water is getting underneath the ridge bed because it was never waterproofed properly. Then the water travels down the roof in between the shingles and the felt and wherever the water finds an opening, like a tear in the felt, that's where it will settle.

So the husband opened up this ceiling which was a very good idea. It prevented any more water from going down and settling inside the wall.

I wanted to show you, okay here's my infrared. Where you see the dark blue right there, that's where the water has settled and you can see by him opening it up - wow there's a little spot right there too. You can see that there's no water damage inside the wall. Where you see the dark blue dots that's cold air that's seeping in through the sides of the gutter spikes.

Let me show you something. Now here's the source. That's up at the ridge, right below the crease. So what we need to do is remove the ridge vent. Once it's removed then we're going to seal the deck heavy with polyurethane and then we're going to press and fasten the ridge vent right into the ceiling and into the rafters. Then we'll reseal all of the fasteners. Once we're done this leak will be permanently stopped.

If you have any questions, again my name is Steve from Roofer 911, and I can be reached at 703-475-2446/ Thank you.

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How To Find Roof Leaks In Reston VA

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Hi this is Steve from Roofer 911.

I'm at home in Reston, Virginia that has multiple leaks. I'm going to prepare two proposals, one for a repair and then another one for a new roof. The roof only has about maybe five years maximum life, so honestly a new roof would be highly recommended.

Now they have a leak that's down near a corner and the reason why is when they did the flashing up against a wall they put nails into the flashing like you can see right over in here.

That nail should not be exposed but instead when they nail that flashing into place, it should be underneath this one here. So this way they won't have any leaks. So the water gets in between where the shingles and the roof meet and then the water just seeps right through the nail and the water can just travel down the roof in between the shingles and the felt and it could settle anywhere.

So we need to remove all the roofing, where the roof and the wall meet, replace any damaged step flashing and then re-shingle it. Now where the ridge meets up against the wall, this is all done wrong. Plus there's a split in the flashing right here. It's very important the flashing is changed.

Now another thing, this has nothing to do with that leak down below but the ridge vent was improperly installed and you can see the nails are coming up. It's like this all over and the reason why is they never nailed into the rafters underneath.

What we'll do is we're going to replace this ridge vent with a new one and underneath the ridge vent there's an open breathing space where the plywood is cut approximately one and a half inches on both sides of the ridge.

Once the plywood is cut then the contractor should apply a sealant right across the top. We like to use polyurethane. Then the new ridge vent is pressed right into the sealant and when we fasten into place we need to make sure that we penetrate the rafters underneath and then reseal all of the fasteners.

Now here where the roof and the wall meet, this is done all wrong. No metal flashing should be exposed here. We need to take up all the shingles, replace any damaged step flashing or improperly installed.

Now here they have a freeze board and there's a few different openings here so the water can get inside here and it can leak behind the flashing and down inside the home. Then there's another freeze board above here and you can see it's all wide open so water can get inside the freeze board and the water can just seep inside the wall and done.

Now here's another thing very important, this is vertical wood siding. During a driving rain the water can get inside here and then channel it's way behind the wood, go behind the freeze board and then go behind the step flashing and again, inside the home.

So we need to seal all the vertical siding joints wherever open like over in here. Also up there at the very peak you can see the shingle is split. So the water can travel down inside the wall and then again, behind the freeze board and down to the roof.

Okay. Let's see what we got on the upper roof now. I'm climbing up a ladder from the lower to upper roof. Okay. Oh boy. Yeah the ridge vent is on the verge of coming off here too as well. You can see this. Oh geez. Then the pipe collar here is completely deteriorated so there's a leak there as well. They really need a new roof. Then the pipe flange here is all deteriorated and here the flashing was never nailed properly.
 
It wasn't sealed underneath so we need to remove all the roofing around the two stack pipes. Here, you know this is done wrong. Oh geez. Then the water gets inside the key. It's seeped through the sider nail and into the house.

Okay here they have a missing roof shingle. So the water will just get in right through the sides of the nails and the water can get in up here too. The roof is taking a little bit of a dip here because of the ridge vent. The water is getting in through the ridge vent and the water is traveling underneath the shingles and it's leaking into the home here that caused the wood to be a little soft.

Okay this is Steve from Roofer 911 and I can be reached at 703-475-2446. We specialize in roof repair in Reston, Virginia and all areas of Northern Virginia. Thank you.

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How To Find Roof Leaks In Reston VA

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Hi, this is Steve from Roofer 911.

I'm at home in Reston, Virginia that has multiple leaks. I'm going to prepare two proposals, one for a repair and then another one for a new roof. The roof only has about maybe five years maximum life, so honestly a new roof would be highly recommended.

Now they have a leak that's down near a corner and the reason why is when they did the flashing up against a wall they put nails into the flashing like you can see right over in here.

That nail should not be exposed but instead when they nail that flashing into place, it should be underneath this one here. So this way they won't have any leaks. So the water gets in between where the shingles and the roof meet and then the water just seeps right through the nail and the water can just travel down the roof in between the shingles and the felt and it could settle anywhere.

So we need to remove all the roofing, where the roof and the wall meet, replace any damaged step flashing and then re-shingle it. Now where the ridge meets up against the wall, this is all done wrong. Plus there's a split in the flashing right here. It's very important the flashing is changed.

Now another thing, this has nothing to do with that leak down below but the ridge vent was improperly installed and you can see the nails are coming up. It's like this all over and the reason why is they never nailed into the rafters underneath.

What we'll do is we're going to replace this ridge vent with a new one and underneath the ridge vent there's an open breathing space where the plywood is cut approximately one and a half inches on both sides of the ridge.

Once the plywood is cut then the contractor should apply a sealant right across the top. We like to use polyurethane. Then the new ridge vent is pressed right into the sealant and when we fasten into place we need to make sure that we penetrate the rafters underneath and then reseal all of the fasteners.

Now here where the roof and the wall meet, this is done all wrong. No metal flashing should be exposed here. We need to take up all the shingles, replace any damaged step flashing or improperly installed.

Now here they have a freeze board and there's a few different openings here so the water can get inside here and it can leak behind the flashing and down inside the home. Then there's another freeze board above here and you can see it's all wide open so water can get inside the freeze board and the water can just seep inside the wall and done.

Now here's another thing very important, this is vertical wood siding. During a driving rain the water can get inside here and then channel it's way behind the wood, go behind the freeze board and then go behind the step flashing and again, inside the home.

So we need to seal all the vertical siding joints wherever open like over in here. Also up there at the very peak you can see the shingle is split. So the water can travel down inside the wall and then again, behind the freeze board and down to the roof.

Okay. Let's see what we got on the upper roof now. I'm climbing up a ladder from the lower to upper roof. Okay. Oh boy. Yeah the ridge vent is on the verge of coming off here too as well. You can see this. Oh geez. Then the pipe collar here is completely deteriorated so there's a leak there as well. They really need a new roof. Then the pipe flange here is all deteriorated and here the flashing was never nailed properly.

It wasn't sealed underneath so we need to remove all the roofing around the two stack pipes. Here, you know this is done wrong. Oh geez. Then the water gets inside the key. It's seeped through the sider nail and into the house.

Okay here they have a missing roof shingle. So the water will just get in right through the sides of the nails and the water can get in up here too. The roof is taking a little bit of a dip here because of the ridge vent. The water is getting in through the ridge vent and the water is traveling underneath the shingles and it's leaking into the home here that caused the wood to be a little soft.

Okay this is Steve from Roofer 911 and I can be reached at 703-475-2446. We specialize in roof repair in Reston, Virginia and all areas of Northern Virginia. Thank you.

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Finding a Ridge Vent Leak In Arlington, VA

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Hi this is Steve from Roofer 911.

I'm at a home in Arlington, Virginia. When you see the mark right over here, the damage to the drywall, that's where the water has settled and the leak is originating from the ridge bed right up there at the crease.

Whenever there is a heavy downpour or driving rain, the water is getting underneath the ridge bed because it was never waterproofed properly. Then the water travels down the roof in between the shingles and the felt and wherever the water finds an opening, like a tear in the felt, that's where it will settle.

So the husband opened up this ceiling which was a very good idea. It prevented any more water from going down and settling inside the wall.

I wanted to show you, okay here's my infrared. Where you see the dark blue right there, that's where the water has settled and you can see by him opening it up - wow there's a little spot right there too. You can see that there's no water damage inside the wall. Where you see the dark blue dots that's cold air that's seeping in through the sides of the gutter spikes.

Let me show you something. Now here's the source. That's up at the ridge, right below the crease. So what we need to do is remove the ridge vent. Once it's removed then we're going to seal the deck heavy with polyurethane and then we're going to press and fasten the ridge vent right into the ceiling and into the rafters. Then we'll reseal all of the fasteners. Once we're done this leak will be permanently stopped.

If you have any questions, again my name is Steve from Roofer 911, and I can be reached at 703-475-2446/ Thank you.

Roofer911 provides roof repair services in Fairfax County, VA and all areas of Northern Virginia.
 

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Roof Leak Repair In Manassas VA

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Hi. This is Steve from Roofer 911.

I'm at a home in Manassas, Virginia, and I wanted to make this video, so this way you can see the importance of having an infrared scan done by Roofer 911. Now, the homeowner originally complained about having a leak in this area here, but when I turned the camera on, I noticed she had a lot more problems than that's noticeable to the naked eye.

This damage here was caused here was caused by improper installation of the step flashing up against the chimney. The contractors drove nails through the flashing by nailing the shingles too close to the brickwork itself, and that's what caused the leak, but also we checked the crown on the top of the chimney as well, and there were large cracks. That wasn't attributing to the leak here, but instead it was causing water to seep down into the fireplace. We're going to rebuild the crown and take care of the step flashing.

Now, when I scanned further, I noticed she had more moisture damage over here and also it went up further here, so all this moisture here has nothing to do with the chimney but instead the ridge vent, the open breathing space underneath was cut too wide. We need to close it up a little bit, and then we're going to do the proper waterproofing procedures underneath and then reinstall a new ridge vent. Once we're done everything, this leak is over and done with.

My name is Steve from Roofer 911, and if you have any questions at all, I can be reached at 703-475-2446. Thank you.

Roofer911 provides roof repair services in Manassas Virginia, and all areas of Northern Virginia.

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Infrared Roof Leak Detection In Leesburg, VA

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Hi, this is Steve from Roofer 911.

I thought I'd make this video so this way I can explain to you the importance of having an infrared scan done by our company. Not only can we trace the source of most leaks, but also we will see hidden leaks that are not visible to the eye.

When I met with this homeowner, and she lives in Leesburg, Virginia by the way. She's looking for an estimate for roof repair. She showed me an area on her ceiling where there was a water stain, and it was very small. It was only about the size of a golf ball.

I told her, I said, "I'm just so glad I'm here to do the scan for you because otherwise your insurance company would have turned down the claim immediately." She asked me "Why?", and I said "Because the cost of the repairs would be much lower than your deductible."

When I turned on my infrared camera I noticed right away she had much more damage than previously thought. Now where you see all this dark blue and purple, this is all saturated insulation and it's about 90% moisture. Also we have the same thing here, but the moisture goes to this area as well. There's also a little trace of moisture here.

If the insurance company, if the adjuster was here before me, like I said, he would have turned down the claim and she has all this moisture trapped inside the wall and inside the attic. There's a very good chance she would develop mold.

By the homeowner submitting my pictures, and also my infrared video to her insurance company they have no choice but to approve the claim. What'll need to be done is, all the drywall here and over here and the insulation above has to be removed and replaced with new.

I'll explain to you exactly what's causing this water damage. On the side where the roof meets the wall, there's aluminum step flashing and it goes behind the wall and it goes underneath the roof. If the contractor nails these shingles too close to the wall, you're nailing into the protective step flashing and you will have a leak.

They did exactly the same here. The step flashing is aluminum pieces of metal and part of it goes underneath the siding about 2 inches, and the other half goes underneath the roof. The step flashing covers that open breathing space so that wood underneath can expand and contract.

There's about a half an inch space here. If they're nailing the shingles too close to the wall, you're practically nailing right into that open space and you're going to develop a leak.

What we need to do on both sides is remove all the roofing material where the roof and the wall meet. Any flashing that's damaged is going to be replaced with new and then we're going to re-shingle both areas.

Another thing, I also inspected the valley at the top. Everything was fine there, it was done perfectly, but another thing that's contributing to the leak is the apron flashing here. Apron flashing again, it's one piece of metal and about 2 inches goes behind the siding and then about 3 inches overlaps the roof.

They never sealed underneath the apron flashing and it's also lifting up about half an inch. If there's a driving rain, the water will very easily get underneath that step flashing, travel down the roof, in between the shingles and the felt and the water will just settle in the wall in between the bricks and the drywall. This is the area here where you see from the apron flashing. Also this section here, this is all from the apron flashing as well.

This area here which you cannot see on the infrared photo, it was all wet here, and that's from the side. The step flashing. This damage here is from over here.

Another thing I need to mention is the gutter here took an ever so slight dip. There's a downspout here and there's a downspout here. When it rains really heavy, all that water cannot go uphill quick enough to where the downspout is, so some of the water is overflowing over the back and dropping down inside the wall cavity.

Also, when the water ponds in this area, and the water reaches the level of the screws that's holding the gutter into place, the water seeps right through the sides of the screws, through the facial board, and down inside the wall. It will leak right next to the window.

My name is Steve, from Roofer 911. If you have any questions whatsoever I can be reached at (703)475-2446 and we specialize in roof repair in Leesburg Virginia and all areas of Northern Virginia. Thank you and have a great day.
 

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The Source Of A Skylight Leak In Leesburg, VA

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There's another thing I wanted to show you. You have two skylights here. The homeowner's  complaining about having an old water stain next to the skylight so she wanted me to check it out. On the flashing everything looked fine, but I did notice something right away.

The ridge vent up here is on the verge of coming off. It's a shingle vent too, it's a plastic one, and they never nailed it into the rafters. When there's a heavy downpour or a driving rain, that water can very easily get underneath that ridge vent, curl underneath the shingles, and now the water is traveling down the roof in between the shingles and the felt, and then it will settle at the skylight.

The water is not going to stop there. The water will continue down the roof, go underneath the valley, and then it will leak over here in the corner as well. What we need to do is take that ridge vent off. We're going to install ice and water shield underneath it but make sure not to cover the open breather, and then we're going to reinstall the ridge vent and put new cap shingles.

I need to check these skylights out a little bit more carefully. I see somebody sealed where the glass and the metal frame meet with a cheap caulk and that's also coming off. We're going to scrape the old caulk, seal it with polyurethane, and then everything will be fine.

These skylights are known to develop leaks right here because of fractures and you can see there's a fracture there as well, so we'll seal all the corners. This is what was talking about. You can see it's all deteriorated. We need to seal completely around the perimeter. My name is Steve, Roofer 911.

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Finding A Roof Leak In Vienna, VA

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Hi, this is Steve from Roofer 911. I'm at a home in Vienna, Virginia.

They have a leak that's right in this area here, all the way down to the bottom of the valley. I noticed a few different things.

The nails over here at the valley centerline, they're placed a little bit too close. If there's a heavy down pour or a melting snow, the water can very easily get underneath this valley and wherever the nails are fastened too close to the centerline, the water will seep right through the sides of the nails and into the house.

A lot of times, the water will keep on traveling underneath the shingles on top of the felt and they will just settle anywhere down below. What we need to do is remove all the roofing material at both sides of the valley here, approximately 3 feet on each side. We're going to install Ice & Water shield right along the entire length and then we'll re-shingle this area.

Now over here up against the wall, it's a very tight fit so I cannot check the overall condition of the flashing. We need to remove all the roofing material here, any flashing that's damaged can be either repaired or replaced and then we're going to re-shingle this area.

Now another thing is we have a ridge vent and I cannot tell how wide the open breathing space is because they have a cathedral ceiling inside. It is very possible that the open breather is cut too wide. We need to remove all this ridge vent from about right here, straight up and then we're going to install Ice & Water Shield underneath but make sure we don't close the open breather and then we're going to reinstall the ridge vent and then put new cap shingles.

Also, it looks like the ridge vent is coming up ever so slightly. No, okay, it just looked that way. That looks like about it.

Another thing very important. We need to lift every shingle where the shingles join together going across the roof because these contractors, they use roofing nail guns. Now with a nail gun, you can fasten 5 to 8 nails a second and if they didn't pay attention to where they placed each and every nail, there'll be nails exposed for example here, at the joint even though this shingle here is good but 1 nail exposed in the joint, that will cause a leak as well.

We need to check the upper roof from the bottom of the valley straight up to the top to see if there's any nails exposed at the joint as well because the water can originate from up there and then travel down the roof and then settle on the lower roof.

That's it. Again, my name is Steve, Roofing 911. If you have any questions, I can be reached at 703-475-2446. Thank you.

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Source Of Roof Leaks In Falls Church VA

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Hi. This is Steve from Roofer 911. I'm on a roof in Falls Church, Virginia. They have a leak right in this area here. There's a few different things that causing the leak.
    
One thing I noticed right away is the fascia ... Not the fascia, the stepflashing up against he fascia board. They put the stepflashing on the outside. It should be behind the wood fascia, so he contractors built themselves a water trap. The water can very easily get in through the seam here and then leak inside the home.
    
What we'll do is we're going to remove all the roofing material where the roof and the wall meet. We'll repair or replace any damaged stepflashing, and then reshingle this area.
    
Also, another thing is the shingles here have no overlap going into the gutter, so again, the water can come down the roof and curl underneath the shingles, go behind the fascia, go behind the wall, and leak underneath the roof. We're going to extend the shingles a little bit further into the gutter, but I wanted to show you something else.
    
Like I said, that leak is right over in here. Now, also here's a valley right here as well, and I noticed when I lifted up the singles there were nails fastened too close to the center line. What we'll do is remove all the roofing material from he bottom of the valley up to the top, we'll install ice and water shield and then reshingle it. Also, the bent pipe, we'll do the same thing. We're going to remove all the roofing material completely around the bent pipe, seal the flashing with ice and water shield and then reshingle it.
    
Now, another thing is here you can see there's a lot of leaves built up in the valley and it's serving as a dam. The water comes down the roof, hits the leaves, and the water dams up and it goes up underneath the shingles. Wherever there's a nail exposed in the area, the water will seep right through the side of the nail. The water will travel underneath the shingles and then settle on the lower roof.
    
Again, my name is Steve. We specialize in roof repair in all areas of Falls Church and Northern Virginia. I can be reached at 703-475-2446. Thank you.
 

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Aluminum Ridge Vent Leak Repair In Woodbridge, VA

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Hi, this is Steve from Roofer 911.

I'm at a home in Woodbridge, Virginia, and they have a few different leaks. Now, the first one is the ridge vent. When I look at this, I see all these nails that are holding the ridge vent in to place, and that's unnecessary because all they had to do is just fasten into the rafters. The reason why they have a leak is because it was never sealed underneath.

We're going to take this ridge vent off. It's about, maybe, 40 feet. Once the ridge vent is off, then we're going to shield the deck heavy with polyurethane, then the new ridge vent will be pressed right into the seal, and then very important, we're going to fasten right in to the rafters.

Yeah, they have another problem over here and it's just a matter of time before they have a leak. You can see the rubber collar has collapsed, so we're going to just seal that with polyurethane. Also, they have another leak at this other vent pipe flange, and I'll show you why.

Here you can see the metal flashing is all exposed here on the side, so when there's a heavy, melting snow, the water can very easily seep underneath the flashing and then leak inside the house.

The pipe still is in good condition, so we can reuse the flange. We're going to remove all the roofing completely around the pipe, seal the flashing with ice and water shield, and then re-shingle it. Also, we're going to seal the rubber collar with polyurethane because that's the first thing that goes. You can see it's starting to deteriorate a little bit here, so within a few years they will have a leak.

That's it. Everything else is good. Homeowner mentioned they had some additional rotted plywood, but everything is, oops, there it is. Yeah, right here there is a soft piece of wood.

Now, I want to show you something. The water is traveling underneath the roof, and eventually it's going to cause the plywood here to rot too. You can see the shingles are starting to lift up ever so slightly right there, so if this ridge vent is not taken care of, this is going to be the next area where they're going to have a leak and damaged plywood.

Again, my name is Steve from Roofer 911, and if you have any questions whatsoever, I can be reached at 703-475-2446, and we specialize in roof repair in Woodbridge and all areas of Northern Virginia. Thank you.

 

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Aluminum Ridge Vent Leak Repair In Woodbridge, VA

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Hi, this is Steve from Roofer 911.

I'm at a home in Woodbridge, Virginia, and they have a few different leaks. Now, the first one is the ridge vent. When I look at this, I see all these nails that are holding the ridge vent in to place, and that's unnecessary because all they had to do is just fasten into the rafters. The reason why they have a leak is because it was never sealed underneath.

We're going to take this ridge vent off. It's about, maybe, 40 feet. Once the ridge vent is off, then we're going to shield the deck heavy with polyurethane, then the new ridge vent will be pressed right into the seal, and then very important, we're going to fasten right in to the rafters.

Yeah, they have another problem over here and it's just a matter of time before they have a leak. You can see the rubber collar has collapsed, so we're going to just seal that with polyurethane. Also, they have another leak at this other vent pipe flange, and I'll show you why.

Here you can see the metal flashing is all exposed here on the side, so when there's a heavy, melting snow, the water can very easily seep underneath the flashing and then leak inside the house.

The pipe still is in good condition, so we can reuse the flange. We're going to remove all the roofing completely around the pipe, seal the flashing with ice and water shield, and then re-shingle it. Also, we're going to seal the rubber collar with polyurethane because that's the first thing that goes. You can see it's starting to deteriorate a little bit here, so within a few years they will have a leak.

That's it. Everything else is good. Homeowner mentioned they had some additional rotted plywood, but everything is, oops, there it is. Yeah, right here there is a soft piece of wood.

Now, I want to show you something. The water is traveling underneath the roof, and eventually it's going to cause the plywood here to rot too. You can see the shingles are starting to lift up ever so slightly right there, so if this ridge vent is not taken care of, this is going to be the next area where they're going to have a leak and damaged plywood.

Again, my name is Steve from Roofer 911, and if you have any questions whatsoever, I can be reached at 703-475-2446, and we specialize in roof repair in Woodbridge and all areas of Northern Virginia. Thank you.

 

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