KennedyDiesel
Veteran Member
To add to Bird's informative post here's a copy of a note sent to the dealer and mfr of our 1999 home:
Gentlemen,
We've been fighting water entry into our home off and on since purchase. The home is jointly owned by myself (**** *******) and ****** *****. The point of entry to the interior is the hall light fixture. The point of entry through the roof appears to be at some point above the vent stack for the bath fan. It only comes into the home when conditions are right and there is sufficient water entry that it can build up in the attic and travel to the light fixture.
After numerous calls, service calls and recent denial of warranty service, I have taken it upon myself with the assistance of ***** ****** of ****** and ***** Construction to investigate further. The first thing that becomes obvious (see pictures attached) is that the shingle staples are in the wrong place. Not just the exposed ones, but all of the staples appear to be below the tar strip. When the first warranty attempt at repair was performed (I believe by **** *****) there were several exposed staples that he gooped with tar. Obviously we did not care to have this, but figured that sealing them was about all a guy could do. In the area of the vent which seems to be where the water enters, the gaps and very tips of the shingle tabs were also gooped down with tar. Rather than lift the tab, the tar appears to be entirely on the exterior. This tar then cracked forming a small dam. This dam allows water under the lap, and since the staples are located so close to the lap, the water can then run down the leg of the staple or into the butt joint between shingles. The attached pictures are worth a thousand words.
At this point, we have lifted the tabs in the suspect area and sealed over the staples as well as up the butt joints and resealed the tabs from underneath. Mr. ****** ***** and myself have spoken on the telephone and has stated that he would have a roofing specialist stop by and investigate further.
We will await the findings of this investigation before further action is considered.
Gentlemen,
We've been fighting water entry into our home off and on since purchase. The home is jointly owned by myself (**** *******) and ****** *****. The point of entry to the interior is the hall light fixture. The point of entry through the roof appears to be at some point above the vent stack for the bath fan. It only comes into the home when conditions are right and there is sufficient water entry that it can build up in the attic and travel to the light fixture.
After numerous calls, service calls and recent denial of warranty service, I have taken it upon myself with the assistance of ***** ****** of ****** and ***** Construction to investigate further. The first thing that becomes obvious (see pictures attached) is that the shingle staples are in the wrong place. Not just the exposed ones, but all of the staples appear to be below the tar strip. When the first warranty attempt at repair was performed (I believe by **** *****) there were several exposed staples that he gooped with tar. Obviously we did not care to have this, but figured that sealing them was about all a guy could do. In the area of the vent which seems to be where the water enters, the gaps and very tips of the shingle tabs were also gooped down with tar. Rather than lift the tab, the tar appears to be entirely on the exterior. This tar then cracked forming a small dam. This dam allows water under the lap, and since the staples are located so close to the lap, the water can then run down the leg of the staple or into the butt joint between shingles. The attached pictures are worth a thousand words.
At this point, we have lifted the tabs in the suspect area and sealed over the staples as well as up the butt joints and resealed the tabs from underneath. Mr. ****** ***** and myself have spoken on the telephone and has stated that he would have a roofing specialist stop by and investigate further.
We will await the findings of this investigation before further action is considered.
