Roof Repair In Lovettsville, VA

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Hi, this is Steve from Roofer 911.

I'm on top of a roof in Lovettsville, Virginia and they have a few different leaks. I'd like to show you exactly what's going on with this home. The water stain inside the home is right there, right in the corner, right at the bottom of the valley.

There's a few different things that's causing the leak. One of them is where the roof meets up against the fascia, the contractors put nails into the stud flashing too close to the wall. This will leak during a heavy rain or a melting snow, so we need to remove all the roofing material from the bottom all the way up to the top. Any flashing that's damaged we're going to either repair or replace it with new. Then we'll re-shingle this area.

Now, as I said, the leak is here at the bottom of the valley. Here there's two nail pops, so we're going to replace these two single heads because those two nail pops can also attribute to the leak down below. The valley overall was installed correctly. There's no problems with the valley.

Also, the stack pipe is fine. That's not attributing to the leak, but if there was nails in the flashing around the stack pipe the water can go underneath the shingles, settle at the valley, and then again wherever it finds an opening that's where it will settle.

This chimney is also attributing to the leak down at the bottom, and I'll show you why. Right here you can see it's all wide open and the plywood is all exposed. This will leak with a heavy rain or a melting snow. We're going to remove all the roofing completely around the chimney, then we'll install ice and water shield around it and then re-shingle it. The old caulk, we're going to scrape that off and seal it with polyurethane.

The crown was good.

Now, there's a missing shingle there, so that's going to be replaced with a new one. Then also on the other side of this ridge there's a few shingles missing. There's one right there and then we've got a few of them over here. The way these shingles blew off, it was just the tab itself, so it's not going to cause a leak. Eventually the wind will get underneath these open areas and it will blow off any shingles above and to the side, so this needs to be repaired as soon as possible.

That back pipe collar there, that looks good. This one here is not good. We're going to remove and replace this one with a new one, and then again we'll install the ice and water shield around it and then re-shingle it.

Now, here they have a leak down at the corner. The first thing I looked at is this valley to make sure that it was installed correctly, and it was. The contractor who did this roof overall was very good. Then I thought maybe the flashing up against the wall was bad, but that was good, too.

This is the reason why it's leaking. Here's where the downspout is right there, and it's all clogged. Not only does the water overflow over the front, but it's also going over the back and inside the home.

Now, the started course is exposed. The shingle that went on top of the starter is missing. I don't know if it was installed like that or if it blew off, but let me show you something. Okay. Yeah. Where the two shingles join together, the water's getting inside here and then it's going inside behind the fascia and again down inside the wall. This shingle here is split so the water again, is going over the back and inside the house.

That's it! Overall the roof is still in good condition. It's hard to believe this roof is twenty-six years old. It only looks like it's about fourteen years old.

Also, here's another thing here. There's a nail pop here and also there's a hole in the roof there. A nail was pulled out.

Again, my name is Steve from Roofer 911. We specialize in roof repair. I can be reached at 703-475-2446.

Also I just noticed there's another shingle here missing and then there's another shingle here missing. The plywood is all exposed, so we'll take care of that as well. Thank you and have a great day. Bye-bye.

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Roof Inspection And Repair In Springfield VA

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Hi, this is Steve from Roofer 911.

I'm on top of a roof in Springfield, Virginia, and they have a few different leaks. I'd like to show you the first one. Here we have a turbine fan, and you can see that the metal flashing is all wide open. These shingles here should have overlapped the flashing, but instead what they did is they just sealed it with caulk.

With a heavy down pour or melting snow, the water can very easily get underneath the flashing and then leak inside the home.

Also, this flashing can cause a leak to settle all the way down to the exterior wall. Now, here they sealed the key with caulk, and this is another problem because this metal flashing goes up to about this point here. Once this caulk starts to peel away, the water is going to seep underneath the key and then go underneath the flashing and leak inside the home.

What we'll do is remove all the roofing material completely around the fan, and then we're going to re-shingle this area. There's also another turbine fan down here and that's done exactly the same way, so the procedure that we're doing on the other one, we're going to perform exactly that same way here.

Now, also there's a stack pipe. I noticed the installation of the shingles was done properly. There's no problem whatsoever, but still they're going to develop a leak in time. The reason why is the aluminum flange that goes around the pipe is known to develop hairline fractures. There's already one starting to develop here. During a heavy down pour the water can get inside this flange and then leak inside the home.

Now, also the vertical stem is known to develop fractures as well, so this is going to be sealed from top to bottom with polyurethane and the same with the flange. Once that's done, then they won't have to worry about any more leaks in the future.

Now, here's another leak all the way down at the bottom right next to the gutter line. The reason why is because the gutter was never attached to the rafters, and the gutter is sagging over here when the downspout is over there.

When it rains really heavy, not all the water that's trapped in the gutter here can go uphill quick enough to where the downspout is, so what happens is the water overflows over the back, and then it goes down inside the exterior wall. It can cause a flood all the way down into the basement.

Now, when I stepped over here, I felt the wood was all rotten right here. In fact, I thought I was going to go through. This section here is not caused by the gutter, but instead, because of the ridge vent. Now, overall the ridge vent was done perfectly. They attached it right to the rafters the way it should be, but here I could just take this ridge vent off very easily with my hand.

What we'll do is we're going to remove the ridge vent. Any shingles that are damaged in the process, we're going to replace with new. Then, we're going to apply polyurethane to the deck on both sides of the ridge. Then the ridge vent will be pressed right into the sealant. Then we'll attach it to the rafters.

Now, what's happening now is, like I said, that ridge vent is causing a leak here. It also caused the wood fascia here to rot as well. We're going to remove and replace the fascia with new.

My name is Steve from Roofer 911, and we' specialize in roof repair in all areas of Springfield VA, Tyson's Corner VA, and all areas of Northern Virginia. I can be reached at 703-475-2446. Thank you.

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Roof Inspection And Repair In Herndon, VA

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Hi, this is Steve from Roofer 911.

I'm on a roof in Herndon, Virginia, and they have a leak right down here, right down at the corner. I noticed there's a quite a few different things that's causing this leak. Now, one of them is a satellite dish support plate. We need to remove this and then we're going to re-shingle this area.

Also, this gutter was clogged with debris. I cleaned it out a little bit, but I got to get it all out. Because the gutters, when they're clogged, they can cause water to overflow over the back and inside the home.

The biggest problem is here. All this flashing here up against the wall is wrong and you can see there's a nail exposed here and it's like this with every single shingle along the wall. What we need to do is remove all the roofing material where the roof and the wall meet, and then we're going to repair or replace any of this damaged flashing and we'll re-shingle this area.

I wanted to show you something. All right, the nail is right there. That nail should be not exposed. There should be no nails exposed in the flashing at all, but instead, this nail here should be holding this flashing underneath this one here, so this way, this piece would be overlapping the nail and the customer would not be having the leak.

Now, being that the leak is at the lowest point, I needed to check everything above, and that includes the siding. I wanted to make sure that all these panels are overlapped sufficiently enough, and sure enough it is so the vinyl siding is good.

I wanted to show you something else. Now, here, where the roof and the wall meet, they did the same thing. There's nails exposed in the step flashing, so we need to take up all the roofing here, repair or replace any damaged step flashing, and then re-shingle it.

Now, another thing is if there's a driving rain, I noticed two other things that could cause that leak in the corner, and that's possible hairline fractures to the inside corners, so what we would do here is we would go inside the home and then we would seal the fractures with polyurethane. Fractures can occur during normal expansion and contraction.

The other thing is the ridge vent up here is brought all the way to the eave. Now, that's a problem only if the contractor cut the open breather all the way to the end, and if he did, if there's a driving rain the water will get in through the side of the ridge vent, then the water will travel down the roof, in between the shingles and the felt. The water will settle down inside the exterior wall and then leak down here at the bottom of the valley.

Now also, this satellite dish, I see that the mounting plates were never sealed, so we're going to seal the bolt and seal around the mounting plates with polyurethane. Once we're done, we targeted this leak from every possible angle, and they will not have this leak again.

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

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Finding The Source Of A Chimney Leak - Falls Church, VA

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Hi, this is Steve from Roofer 911.

I'm on a roof in Falls Church, Virginia, and they have a leak next to the chimney, and I noticed a few different things that's causing the leak. One thing, it's improper installation of the counterflashing up against a brick. What they did is they just nailed it right up against the wall and then they just sealed the leading edge with roofing cement.

Also there is a little bit of a hole here as well; so this flashing really needs to be removed and replaced with new, and I'll show you a few things. The homeowner was up here and he put cement right along where the roof meets up against the chimney and then he sealed the shingles with caulk, but that's only masking the problem.

In order to correct this leak, we need to take things apart, and that means to remove and replace the flashing, and then we're going to install new shingles here.

Now also this side wall here, where the roof meets up against the wall, is also attributing to the leak. Here when you look, you can see these nails right here so the water's getting right through the side of the key, and then it gets over in here, and it just leaks right through the side of the nail, and then the water travels down and wherever it finds an opening, like a chimney, that's where the water's going to settle.

Here you can see these shingles are curling up, so the water can get inside here, and the water leaks right through the side of the nail, and again it will leak down to the chimney; so what we'll do here is we're going to remove all the roofing material along the wall up against the chimney, we're going to remove and replace the counterflashing and the step flashing, we'll install ice and water shield here, along the chimney, and then we're going to re-shingle it.

Now, also the counterflashing, we're going to cut right through the mortar, about three quarters of an inch, and the flashing is going to be L-shaped and it's going to be inserted inside, and then we're going to seal the leading edge.

Once all these procedures are done, there is a very good chance this leak is still going to come back, and the reason why is, because it is crowned. You can see these large cracks here, these cracks here, here, it's all around, so really I would recommend the crown to be rebuilt, but if the customer cannot afford it at this time, what we can do is, we'll just seal all these cracks with polyurethane, and that will last a few years; but I highly recommend to remove and replace it.

Again, my name is Steve, from Roofer 911. We specialize in roof repair in all areas of Falls Church, Great Falls and Northern Virginia, and I can be reached at 703-475-2446. Thank you.
 

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Ridge Vent Leak Repair In Bristow, VA

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Hi, this is Steve from Roofer 911.

I'm on top of a roof in Bristow, Virginia, where the homeowner has a leak and they need roof repair. The leak is coming from the ridge vent. Visually, looking at the aluminum vent, everything is perfect. They've fastened the ridge vent into the rafters. They sealed all the nails. They even put caps on the outside corners, but it's still leaking.

The only time this ridge vent will leak is during a very heavy downpour or a strong wind-driven rain or even worse, a heavy melting snow. This customer noticed a leak from the snow and the reason why, with all that heavy snow that we had recently, which was 36 inches, with the weight of the snow pushing down on the roof, it forces the water to go up underneath the ridge vent.

Underneath the ridge vent, this shingle here is probably cut right about here, so when the water reaches the level to where the shingles are cut, the water's going to go in over the shingles and then it will travel down and it can leak anywhere down below. Many times, the water can continue to travel up and it will leak down in through the open breather.

The only way to stop further leakage is we've got to take this ridge vent off. Any shingles that are damaged in the process, we're going to remove and replace them with new and then, very important, after the ridge vent is removed, the shingles are replaced, we're going to apply polyurethane right across the top on both sides of the ridge, the entire length of the ridge vent.

Then the new ridge vent is going to be pressed right into the sealant and then we're going to fasten it right into the rafters and seal all the fasteners. The polyurethane underneath the ridge vent, it will block any water from getting underneath.

My name again is Steve, from Roofer 911. We specialize in all types of roof repair in Bristow and Northern Virginia. I can be reached at 703-475-2446. Thank you.

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Roof Inspection And Repair In Clifton VA

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Hi, this is Steve from Roofer 911.

I'm on a roof in Clifton, Virginia, and the homeowner has a leak that's right down at the corner. There's a few different things that's causing the leak. The first thing I noticed is where the lower roof meets up against the wall, the contractor placed his nails too close to the wall, and by doing that, he damaged the step lashing underneath.

What we need to do is remove all the roofing material at both sides of the bowery. We're going to install ice and water shield that will go right along the entire length of the bowery. The vinyl siding is going to have to be removed because the last time this home leaked was during the melting snow. With the heavy snow up against a wall which was 36" from the last storm, with the weight of the snow pressing down on the roof, it forced the water to go up underneath the siding and the over the step flashing and inside the home.

Once we have the vinyl siding removed, we're going to install new 4" aluminum step flashing, then the wall, we're going to seal the wall with ice and water shield. Then we're going to put the siding back and re-shingle this area. The bowery, all the nails are going to be fastened at least 9" away from the bowery centerline.

Also, they have a water diverter here, and I noticed right at the keys, are these nails exposed at the key. That's also another problem. This diverter, we don't even need this. We're going to remove it, and re-shingle this area.

Everything above this area needs to be repaired, because when I did an infrared scan, I noticed there was moisture right up here, so that's improper installation of the bowery. The water's traveling down the wall inside the wall cavity between the vinyl siding and the drywall, and it's settled on the lower roof as well.

We need to fix all these penetrations. The shingles are going to be removed around these two vents, also the vent pipe flange. We'll install ice and water shield completely around the vents and then we'll re-shingle it.

Another thing is this gutter right here is improperly pitched. It's sagging right here in the middle. We need to take this gutter off for a reason, and we need to re-pitch it, but also the shingles here are curling up. The reason why they're lifting is because the fascia board behind the gutter is up too high. With that heavy downpour or melting snow, the water actually ponds at that first course where it's sagging, and the water can go uphill and underneath the shingles.

What we'll do is, we're going to install ice and water shield underneath the shingles about six lines up, and then the ice and water shield is going to go behind the gutter also. This way, they don't have a leak from ice dam.

Also, where this roof meets the wall, we need to do the same thing as this. We're going to waterproof the wall with the ice and water shield, the flashing is going to be replaced with 4". This gutter here, the pitch of it is fine, so we're going to leave this one alone.

With this type of leak there's multiple sources that's causing the problem, so we need to focus on repairing each and every one of them, because if we don't, they will have this leak again.

My name is Steve, from Roofer 911, and we specialize in roof repair in Clifton and all areas of Northern Virginia. I can be reached at 703-475-2446. Thank you.

 

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Ice Dam Removal And Repair In Sterling, VA

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Hi, this is Steve from Roofer 911.

I'm at a home in Sterling, Virginia and they have leaks inside their home. One of the reasons is because of this gutter. This is a leaf guard gutter system and many people think with a leaf guard you will not have any ice dam leaks, but they couldn't be further from the truth.

Now you can see there's ice built up on the fascia board behind the gutter, but then also back about two and one-half feet on the soffit, there's icicles there as well. Here we can see there was ice here on the outside vinyl siding at one time, but it dried up.

Let me see what we've got. Yeah, you can see there's a lot of ice that's built up on the roof, but then also there's a valley up above and then over here, this is even worse. What's happening is when the ice starts to melt, the water can go underneath the shingles and then leak down inside the home.

What we need to do is get all this snow and ice off the roof. We're going to take this leaf guard gutter system off. We're going to remove about nine courses of roof shingles. Once the shingles are removed and the gutter is removed, we're going to fully adhere ice and water shield from the gutter line all the way up and we're going to overlap the wood fascia board by about four inches.

Once that's done, then we can screw the gutter back into place. Then we'll put new shingles up here as well. Now the benefit of having the ice and water shield behind the gutter, it seals the screws from behind that's holding the gutter into place. The ice and water shield underneath the roofing material, it seals the nails that are holding the shingles into place.

Now also over here in the valley, this is also attributing to the leak inside the home because there's an ice dam underneath the shingles so we need to remove all this snow. Then we'll remove the shingles on both sides of the valley and then we're going to install ice and water shield right along the entire length of the valley. Then we'll re-shingle it.

Now I need to see if there's a ridge vent up here too. I don't think there is, but if there is we're going to have to remove the ridge vent and seal underneath.

My name is Steve from Roofer 911 and once all our procedures are done, this homeowner will not have anymore ice dam leaks and I can be reached at 703-475-2446 and we specialize in roof repair in all areas of Sterling and Northern Virginia. Thank you.

 

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Attic Fan And Ridge Vent Repair In Manassas, VA

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Hi. This is Steve. I'm Roofer 911.

I'm at a home in Lake Manassas and they have a leak at the back of the home. The leak is right in this area here about, maybe, four feet above the gutter line. I checked the shingles; everything is fine but the problem is the attic fan.

When you look at the fan you can see the metal flashing is all exposed so this was most certainly not the work of a professional roofing contractor. They probably hired an electrician to install the attic fan, and what they did is they cut a hole through the wood sheathing and then they just dropped the attic fan on top of the hole, on top of the shingles, and then they just sealed the perimeter or the flashing with caulking.

It's just a matter of time before the caulk gives way, and then the homeowner has a leak. What we need to do is remove all the roofing completely around the attic fan, install Ice & Water Shield to the flashing, and then re-shingle that area.

Now also there's another leak inside the house and it's right next to this vent pipe. The pipe flange is completely deteriorated so there we'll just remove the pipe flange and shield the flashing, again with the Ice & Water Shield, and re-shingle it.

Also the ridge vent directly above, right in this area here, is on the verge of coming off. So even if we repair the flashing to the vent pipe, and not repair the ridge vent, that vent pipe is still going to leak. It will also cause leakage to go down inside the exterior wall.

That's it. My name is Steve. I'm Roofer 911. I can be reached at 703-475-2446.

Roofer911 provides roof repair services in Manassas VA, Manassas Park VA, and other areas of Northern Virginia.

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