My Sunroom Roof Is Leaking

Converting the glass ceiling to an insulated roof is doable again it depends on how the room was constructed.

My sunroom roof is leaking.

In the longer term one of the most serious consequences of a leaking roof is mold and mildew growth. How much depends on how the sunroom was built. We ve had several people who were not roofers or sun people sunroom people look at it and it s just not been successful. Why is my roof leaking.

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. 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. The wooden post is destroyed by termites. These holes often get blocked with dirt and debris.

You can further that action of the water washing around the fireplace by adding a diverter higher up. The house overhang is shown in the photos i sent. 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. 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.

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. Use a sewing needle or other pointed object to clear the weep holes so the windows operate properly. Interior mold and mildew issues. In the past replacing the flashing has worked for a while but then the leaks start again.

Overall this is the biggest sunroom problem and it can be due to several factors. Most commonly the joints and connecting materials between panels are one of the most vulnerable. This results in leaks because the windows can t drain water appropriately. The sunroom roof attaches to the side of the eves of the house.