Felt Garage Roof Leaking

Tj it s probably the wind that has been driving the rain up under the roof tiles.

Felt garage roof leaking.

I have a leak in my garage roof the water is coming through and slowly rotting one of the main beams. There may be a hole in the felt at some point or the wind has been strong enough to drive the water up above the overlap join on the felt. Best to monitor the situation if it gets any worse then call a pro roofer in. No flame bitumen sealer over whats there already or does the whole lot have to come up and a fresh set of 3 felting layers applied.

The garage is a regular up and over with room for one car. Locating a flat roof leak. I think the water is getting in via a hole where a pin big screw goes through to hold that part of the roof on. This will cost around 460 510 made up of.

Edging can also lift or old flashings against the wall could leak. Can the felting be repaired by laying regular felt sheeting using the cold type i e. The surface may also suffer from dips or hollows. I can t afford a professional fix and i m utterly useless at diy so advice appreciated.

Felt flat roof repair old pour and roll felt roofing can crack get puncture holes usually from impact or the felt could split. Where wind driven rain is working under the roof and causing leaks then the felt will need to be replaced. I d just buy a roll of high performance felt and some tacks and do it yourself felt is 8m long in torch on cost of marerials about 50 pounds cut 3 strips out of roll at 2 4 metre lay from lowest point of roof working upwards lap over front and back and sides 10 to 15 cm with 3 strips laps in middle will be about 300mm leave to stretch out then nails all laps down you can tack down overhanging. The existing felting on my garage roof is cracked and leaks.

While finding a leak in a flat roof is easier than on a steep sloped shingled roof leaks can still be deceiving.