This isn't really DIY since I'm pretty certain that I'm not doing the work, but I'm in need of a solution to a roofing problem.... so here goes.
Long story short a newly renovated home has had a leaking roof since it was built and after several attempts by the builder and one other "patch" by another local roofer hasn't fixed the problem almost 2.5 years later. The leak is where the standing seam metal roofing of an eyebrow window meets a shingled roof. Water stands at the junction and eventually seeps into the house, across the ceiling of the loft below it, down the support wall, and now down to the ceiling and wall of the floor below it. I'm guessing it keeps going down at this point, but now visible damage is evident on the lower floor yet. It's a pretty high roof and I've not been able to get out on it myself and look at it in person for various reasons. A roofer recently used a drone to take pictures of the area to show where the water is standing and penetrating. I wish I had seen it myself, or a picture, cause even I can look at it and tell it shouldn't have been installed the way it was and can't believe the many roofers that have looked at it haven't said the same.
Any way here's the picture so everyone knows what I'm talking about...
So as you can see there's no way for the water on the standing seam roof to drain down it's slope so it just sits there. You may also note that the one of the roofers, not sure which one, tried to resolve the issue with some type of sealant where the seams meet the shingles and that failed. I'm thinking there should be some sort of transition flashing where the roof lines meet to allow water to drain down the slope of the eyebrow roof section. A different roofer is saying that the metal roof should be removed and laid with the seam the opposite way in order to drain. I think that's maybe a bit extreme and only opens up the possibility of a similar issue where the roof meet and some sort of flashing or channel is needed. Can standing seam roofing even be laid that way on a curved roof like this? I don't think I've ever seen it, but that certainly doesn't mean it isn't possible... :dontknow:I've found a few pictures of transition flashing, but nothing quite like this. Anyone have any experience with something like this and can suggest a solution that might not involve removing a whole roof section? Or maybe some better pictures than I'm finding since I'm not really sure what to search for other than "metal to shingle transition flashing"? I'm hoping there's a better solution than tearing off a whole section of roof, but if it's required then I guess that's what we have to do.
Thanks for taking a look and I appreciate any suggestion.
B.
Long story short a newly renovated home has had a leaking roof since it was built and after several attempts by the builder and one other "patch" by another local roofer hasn't fixed the problem almost 2.5 years later. The leak is where the standing seam metal roofing of an eyebrow window meets a shingled roof. Water stands at the junction and eventually seeps into the house, across the ceiling of the loft below it, down the support wall, and now down to the ceiling and wall of the floor below it. I'm guessing it keeps going down at this point, but now visible damage is evident on the lower floor yet. It's a pretty high roof and I've not been able to get out on it myself and look at it in person for various reasons. A roofer recently used a drone to take pictures of the area to show where the water is standing and penetrating. I wish I had seen it myself, or a picture, cause even I can look at it and tell it shouldn't have been installed the way it was and can't believe the many roofers that have looked at it haven't said the same.
Any way here's the picture so everyone knows what I'm talking about...
So as you can see there's no way for the water on the standing seam roof to drain down it's slope so it just sits there. You may also note that the one of the roofers, not sure which one, tried to resolve the issue with some type of sealant where the seams meet the shingles and that failed. I'm thinking there should be some sort of transition flashing where the roof lines meet to allow water to drain down the slope of the eyebrow roof section. A different roofer is saying that the metal roof should be removed and laid with the seam the opposite way in order to drain. I think that's maybe a bit extreme and only opens up the possibility of a similar issue where the roof meet and some sort of flashing or channel is needed. Can standing seam roofing even be laid that way on a curved roof like this? I don't think I've ever seen it, but that certainly doesn't mean it isn't possible... :dontknow:I've found a few pictures of transition flashing, but nothing quite like this. Anyone have any experience with something like this and can suggest a solution that might not involve removing a whole roof section? Or maybe some better pictures than I'm finding since I'm not really sure what to search for other than "metal to shingle transition flashing"? I'm hoping there's a better solution than tearing off a whole section of roof, but if it's required then I guess that's what we have to do.
Thanks for taking a look and I appreciate any suggestion.
B.