This roof had an inspection where there might of been some leaking that occurred. We went ahead and made repairs to everything that we saw in the area that could’ve been causing this roof leak. Hopefully this satisfies and creates a great roof long time to come for these new homeowners.
Address for this property
7505 Ashton Point Ln Knoxville TN
Roof leak at pipe exhaust
Table of contents
- Seal all existing nails that are uncovered
- Caulking the top of an exhaust pipe to stop a roof leak
- This is a shingle union that is not correctly done we use flashing here
- Leaking shingle union
- Caulking fasteners and exhaust vent
- 1Seal all existing nails that are uncovered
We went over the entire section of this roof and made sure there were no exposed nails that could leak.
Go To Pin - 2Caulking the top of an exhaust pipe to stop a roof leak
Caulking the top of an exhaust pipe to stop a roof leak. This is important because leaks can occur in the exhaust pipe. We went ahead and made sure that no water was leaking here.
Go To Pin - 3This is a shingle union that is not correctly done we use flashing here
This particular roof leak is most likely because the shingle union above does not extend to the above shingles. We used a flashing piece here to ensure that the water would get in at the shingle union.
Go To Pin - 4Leaking shingle union
Fixing leak with caulk and aluminum flashing.
Go To Pin - 5Caulking fasteners and exhaust vent
I caulked under and around both exhaust vents.
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