Roof Inspection And Roof Repair In Springfield, VA

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Hi. This is Steve from Roofer 911.

I'm on a roof in Springfield, Virginia, and it had a few different leaks, and I'd like to show you exactly what's going on with this home.

There's a leak all the way down at the corner, and when I lifted up the shingles along the valley, I noticed some of the nails were fastened too close to the valley center line. What we need to do is remove all the roof material, starting from the bottom, all the way up to the top of the ridge, and we're going to install ice and water shield, which will be fully adhered to the deck, and then we're going to reshingle this area.

Also, when I did an infrared scan inside the home, I noticed a little bit of moisture down here, and so that's coming from the ridge vent. The reason why is because it was never waterproofed underneath.

What we need to do is remove this ridge vent, which is approximately twenty linear feet, and then once it's removed, any shingles that were damaged in the process, they're going to be repaired or replaced, and then, very important, we're going to install polyurethane to the deck on both sides of the ridge. Then the ridge vent is going to be pressed into the ceiling, and make sure that we attach it to the rafters underneath, and then we'll reseal all the fasteners.

Also, we're going to check this gutter to make sure there's no debris in there that's clogging the downspout, because that can also cause a leak, but from what I see, everything looks good.

Like I said, the leak is all the way down at the lowest point, so we need to repair everything that's directly above, and here, you can see there's another valley that leads all the way down to the bottom, so what we're going to do to the other valley, we're going to do exactly the same here.

Also, there's a ridge vent directly above this area, too, so we got to remove it, and then we're going to waterproof underneath. With this leak, you have to target it from every possible angle, because if you don't, the leak will come back.

Also, there's two shingles over there that are missing. That's not causing the leakage inside, but eventually it will, so we're going to replace those shingles with new, but as I was walking around, I noticed a couple other things.

Here, the flashing is done incorrectly around the stack pipe, so the water's getting underneath, and eventually it will leak inside the home.

Also, where the flange meets up against a pipe, many times you develop fractures, and it can cause a leak inside the home, so somebody sealed this with calk, and it's not going to leak from the flange, but it will leak from the stack pipe here from the seam. If there's a driving rain, the water can get inside the seam here, channel it's way inside, and then bypass the calk here, and then leak inside the home.

Now when I was coming up, I thought I saw some nails in the flashing over here as well. Let me check this. Yeah. No, I thought I saw some nails, but overall it's okay. We're going to seal the leading edge of the counter flashing with polyurethane. The brickwork is okay. That's not a problem. Everything here is good.

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

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Infrared Roof Leak Detection in Reston, VA

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Hi. This is Steve from Roofer 911.

I'm at a home in Western Virginia, and I wanted you to see something. Here's the sky light and they have a water stain that's on the back side. You see the red and the blue on the back side? That's moisture, and that water is travelling one to one a rafter, so the source of leak is not from the sky light, but instead it's originating from further up above, and I'll show you exactly what I mean.

Here, all this red, all this blue, that's all wet, and it's wet over here as well. I need to go to the room directly above to see if there's water that's travelling from other places as well.

Yeah again, my name is Steve from Roofer 911 and we specialize in roof repair in all areas of Western and Northern Virginia, including Prince William County and Fauquier County, and I can be reached at 703-475-2446. Thank you.

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Finding A Roof Shingle Leak In McLean, VA

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Hi, this is Steve from Roofer 911.

I'm on roof in McLean, Virginia and the homeowner has a leak inside their home, and it's directly below this area here. You can see there's no vents, pipes, or nothing directly above that can be causing a leak.

The flashing over here is coming up, but that's not causing the leak that's about 8 feet over. I want to show you exactly what's going on.

Here for example when I lift up the shingles at the joint you can see there's a nail exposed at the key. What happens is when it rains heavy or if there's a melting snow the water can get underneath the key and then the water seeps right through the sides of the nail and into the house.

In order for us to stop this leak we have to lift up every single from the where the water's seeping inside the house, which is about here, all the way up to the top of the ridge. Any areas where there's nails exposed at the key we need to seal the nail with polyurethane and then we're going to press aluminum step flashing into the ceiling. Then we're going to reseal the shingle and that will stop the leak.

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

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Herndon Roof Repair And Roof Inspection

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Hi, this is Steve from Roofer 911.

I'm on top of a roof in Herndon, Virginia and this homeowner's getting prices for a new roof. When I went up on the roof I noticed this roof overall is in still very good condition. It has about 8 to 10 more years life to it.

There's only a few things that needs to be taken care of like this pipe collar over here it's deteriorated, so instead of just sealing it we're going to remove and replace it. Then also there's another pipe collar here this one is all deteriorated as well, so we're going to replace this one as well.

Now the most important thing is there's no ventilation on this roof. They have an attic fan, which is very good for the summertime, but in the wintertime they don't have a ridge vent and that's very important to prevent condensation build up and mold.

What I recommended to the homeowner is to install ridge vent along all the ridges and replace the pipe columns and every thing will be fine. The plywood underneath this roof is excellent.

There's a little bit of algae on the roof, but that can very easily be cleaned. This older roof will look likes it's brand new. Like I said, this roof is only 10 years old and it most certainly does not need to be replaced.

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

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Why Is My Roof Leaking 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 roof leak that's directly below on a cathedral ceiling. When I spoke to the homeowner, he said that he thought that he had a hole in the ridge vent that was causing the leak, but it wasn't. The leak was right in this area here.

You can see there's no holes. Instead, all these nails are starting to come loose and they're all not sealed. This ridge vent is also on the verge of blowing off. The problem is, when the contractors originally installed the ridge vent, they never sealed underneath. Also, they never attached the ridge vent to the rafters.

What I would really recommend, there's 30 feet of ridge vent on top of this home. I would recommend to remove them all. Once the ridge vents are removed, any shingles that are damaged are going to be either repaired or replaced.

Then, very important, we're going to seal underneath the ridge vent with polyurethane on both sides along the entire length of the ridge and then the new ridge vent is going to be pressed into the sealant and then we're going to attach it to the rafters. Also, all the fasteners are going to be re-sealed.

Another thing I noticed that they had - the home is going to be going on the market very soon, so if an inspector goes on this roof, he's going to say something right away. You can see this whole line or ridge was never installed correctly.

What we'll do is we're going to remove these shingles here and then we'll fasten new cap shingles into place and the cap shingles is going to go underneath the ridge vent all the way to about here, about 12 inches back. Also, they did the same thing on the other side.

Overall, the roof is still in good condition. It just needs some minor repairs.

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

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Roof Vent Pipe Leak In McLean, VA

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Hi, this is Steve from Roofer 911.

I'm on a roof in McLean, Virginia and the homeowner has a leak right next to the vent pipe. When I looked at the roofing material, I can see that the installation was done incorrectly. They put nails into the flashing and also this shingle here should be overlapping the flashing. Also there's nails exposed in the flashing here as well.

If there's a heavy downpour, the water can get underneath here, seep through the sides of the nails, and inside the house. Also, if there's a melting snow or a heavy downpour, the water can back up underneath the shingle here, find the nail and then the water will drop into the home right here as well.

Another thing, very important, is that even after I'm done repairing this vent, the roof will still leak and it will leak during a heavy melting snow or a heavy downpour.

Now these are architectural shingles and they're very good, but they're only as good as the contractor who installs it. What I mean by that is that when this roof was installed, the roofer used roofing nail guns. Now with a nail gun, the contractor can fasten five to eight nails a second. It's very quick.

Now if he doesn't pay attention to where he's placing each and every nail, there will be nails exposed at the joints here. This shingle here is good, but this one is not so the water can get in through the key, find an opening through the side of the nail. Now the water is travelling underneath the roof and wherever there's a pipe directly below, that's where it will settle.

We need to lift every shingle above this vent, all the way up to the ridge. Any shingles that have nails exposed, we're going to lift up the shingles, seal the nail with polyurethane and then we're going to slide a piece of aluminum step flashing underneath the key and then we'll reseal this shingle. With the step flashing underneath the shingle, it will not be visible when looking at the shingles even from the roof or from the ground.

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

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Roof Inspection and Repair In Alexandria, VA

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Hi, this is Steve from Roofer 911.

I'm on top of a roof in Alexandria, Virginia and they have a leak that's settled down at the lowest point. I wanted to do an infrared scan inside the garage, but there's no isolation. The minute I turn the camera on, I'm going to see nothing but cold air, so it's going to throw my scan off completely.

But, I noticed quite a few things that's wrong with this roof that's causing the leak.

First thing I noticed is when they did the roofing next to the flat roof, they nailed the first course too low and you can see here, there's even a nail that's pulling out, so when a heavy rain or a melting snow falls, the water can get underneath this first course of shingles. Wherever the water finds a nail, that's where it will it down and the water will continue to travel and settle at the lowest point.

What we're going to do is take off this flat roof material, we're going to install an EPDM and we're going to bring it up high about maybe 2 feet up. Then when we nail the shingles into place, we're going to nail a little bit high as well. Now another thing is the ridge bent directly above this valley is installed incorrectly. They never nailed into the rafters. You can see it's on the verge of coming off. Again, when a heavy rain or melting snow, that water can get underneath the ridge vent.

Many times the water will drop straight down through the open breather, but also when the water reaches the level the shingles where they're cut, the water can curl over the shingles, travel down underneath the shingles and then settle again at the valley.

Now, also this skylight was done wrong too. When they fastened the shingles into place, to the sides and also the backside the skylight, they put nails into the flashing's, so this will leak with a heavy rain.

Now, also you have patchings of ridge that leads down to the flat and that can also cause the leak down at the bottom and I'll show you why. Okay, let me see, is there a hole. I lifted the shingle up and I noticed there's a nail. Yeah, there it is right there. They put nails right through the cap shingles, right at the seam here, so the water can get underneath here and seep right through the nail and then just leak down at the lowest point.

This course of shingles here should have overlapped the ridge. Then you can nail ... well, I wouldn't nail it. To be perfectly honest with you, instead of nailing this, I would cement underneath it and press it right into the ceiling.

The valley here, I checked the valley. This was done perfectly. There's no problem there, but also being that there's a problem with the other ridge vent, we're going to take this one off too and we're going to seal underneath it with polyurethane. Then when we fasten it into place, we need to make sure that we hit the rafters underneath. Then we're going to reseal all the fasteners.

That's it. What a shame, this homeowner is selling the house. Today's the first day it went on the market and they developed a leak.

Again, my name is Steve from Roofer 911. We specialize in roof repair and all areas in Alexandria, Centreville, and Northern Virginia. I can be reached at 703-475-2446.

Also, we're going to take care of where the roof and the wall meet here as well. Thank you.

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Infrared Roof Leak Detection In Ashburn, VA

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Hi, this is Steve from Roofer911.

I'm at a home in Ashburn, Virginia. They have a leak that's coming from the ridge vent and I want to show you something. You see the dark blue? That's where the water is settling inside the exterior wall.

Also, there's some moisture here right next to the vent. A lot of this water is travelling right across the top of the raft to all these dark blue that's all moisture. Here you can see it's just travelling right across the top of that raft and here it's all wet. It's all wet right there where you see the dark blue.

The source and the problem is the ridge vent. The water is travelling about 25 feet and it's settling down inside the wall. Now, eventually the water is going to settle down inside the basement. Right in-between the two windows, you can see the water is dropping down. Let me see if I see it there. Yeah, there's a little bit of moisture down at the floor at the baseboard.

Again, my name is Steve from Roofer911 and we specialize in roof repair in all areas of Ashburn, Aldie, and North of Virginia. I can be reached at 703-475-2446. Thank you.

 

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Herndon VA - Roof Inspection And Repair

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Hi, this is Steve from Roofer 911.

I'm on top of a roof in Herndon, Virginia, and originally they called because they had a leak down in the kitchen area. The leak was caused because of this gutter, the downspout was clogged with debris.

Also, I noticed problems on the upper roof. This also attributed to the leak down on the lower roof. When you look at the stack pipe you can see the flashing is exposed right here, so with a heavy rain, or a melting snow, the water can get underneath the flashing, travel down the roof, and then drop down inside the wall.

This shingle here should be overlapping the flashing. You should not be seeing the flashing exposed. Also, they must have had a problem with the shingles lifting up, so somebody nailed through the face of the shingles, and into the flashing underneath. That will also attribute to the stack pipe to leak.

What we need to do is remove all of the roofing material completely around the pipe. Install ice and water shield, which will fully adhered to the metal flashing, and to the decking underneath, then we'll reshingle this area.

The attic fan is also having an exact same problem as the stack pipe, and it's all wide open. The shingles here should be overlapping the flashing, and there should be an ice and water shield underneath. This will also cause a leak.

This pipe here, even though the shingles are all chewed up right there, possibly from a squirrel, this pipe is good. The way they did the shingling around it is very sloppy, but at least the shingles are overlapping the flashing, and there's no nails exposed in the flashing.

I would recommend to change this one too. Even though it's not leaking now, it will. Also, they're missing a shingle tab right here too, so this is going to leak in the future.

Also, this other stack pipe here, the metal flashing is all exposed on the sides, as well. We're going to do the the same procedure with this one as the fan, and the other stack pipe. Everything else is good.

The gutter on the lower roof, all the way down at the bottom here, that gutter is clogged with debris. The water is not draining, but instead the water is overflowing over the front, and the water's overflowing over the back. It's settling inside the exterior wall between the vinyl siding and the drywall, and once that insulation becomes saturated, and it cannot hold anymore, you could have a flood inside your home.

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

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