Repairing a Leaking Condo in Gatlinburg, TN. Upon inspecting the attic, it was apparent that there was a decent size leak at one point and a current one. Once on the roof, I found several areas where this leak could be coming from. Here is what I found.
Leaking roof on a Gatlinburg condo
Table of contents
- Large gap between metal roofing
- Sealing up all the unions
- Ridge cap too high off of roof
- Another very large gap on the ridge cap
- Random screws backing out
- 1Large gap between metal roofingGo To Pin
- 2Sealing up all the unions
In this picture which is the same as the main picture, you can see where I sealed up the unions. The unions are the area at the edge of a metal roofing panel. I put a red Mark’s just above the lines I sealed. These areas can sometimes take on water during heavy winds and this building probably gets high winds a lot due to it sitting right on top of the ridge of a mountain.
Go To Pin - 3Ridge cap too high off of roof
This gap size can allow water to get into the ridge during heavy rains or heavy winds. I used metal flashing to enclose this area and seal it with clear NP1.
Go To Pin - 4Another very large gap on the ridge cap
As you can see, this is another area with a massive gap between the two pieces of the metal ridge. I did the same thing I did to the others. I put metal flashing under and behind it and sealed it in place.
Go To Pin - 5Random screws backing out
I screwed back in any screws that I found backing out. Any that were questionable, I put a dab of NP1 on.
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