Garden Shed Roof Leaking

Sometimes the water shows up at a ceiling spot distant from the leak.

Garden shed roof leaking.

If a leaking roof is left alone it can cause mold to spread throughout the entire structure destroying the shed and all of your belongings. Often it s a leaky screw hole or improperly seated sections of roofing. Although proper installation methods will help. You ll need to check for any discoloration to the structure particularly stains and darker patches.

This a video about my brother and i fixing a shed made of plastic that i purchased 3 years ago and the roof warped because of the hot florida sun. Otherwise just felt over the top. The new shed roof is replaced using external osb and then tony bitumens the roof sealing the weather out and making the osb waterproof. To check for leaks you ll need to look out for discoloration on the inside roof and walls of the shed.

One of the most common reasons a shed roof leaks is the same as your home s roof leaking. Except that it relies on hex head screws with thick rubber washers. Some roof leaks are tough to locate. The felt on out 7 x 7 ft pent roof shed lasted about 7 years before one of the overlaps started letting in water partly along the line of the overlap.

Depending on how much you care about the shed you may need to remove the old felt dry the osb sheets on the roof out and re felt when they are dry. After this he then felts the roof with a high quality felt. With that being said your shed metal roof can fail. Any type of shed whether it is made from wood metal or a combination of wood and metal sheets will eventually leak as weathering occurs over time.

A local gardening firm re covered it but didn t seal the overlaps. Look out for discoloration. The current weather is a test of any shed so you need to picka dry day buy some quality felt and refelt the roof using new galvanised felt nails. Check the sides of the shed for dark patches or streaks as this may indicate dripping or running water.

If your ceiling has a plastic vapor barrier between the drywall and the attic insulation push the insulation aside and look for flow stains on the plastic often water runs to openings in the vapor barrier such as at ceiling light fixtures. Metal roofing is impervious.