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Very infrequent pin hole leak - is it worth fixing?
I'd my house built nearly 3 years ago. I have a dormer window in an upstairs bedroom with a flat roof zinc cladding. Twice since we moved in we've experienced a miniscule leak at the interior ceiling where the flat dormer zinc roof meets the 45 degree shingled roof. A crack formed on the interior and continues to persist despite a few repairs. It first leaked 18 months ago during a very windy and heavy rain storm. Probably less than 50ml of water dripped through the crack and then stopped. I had the contractor come out to repair. I don't know exactly what was done but the shingles were lifted and some adjustments made to the membrane underneath. Last week during another storm another leak happened. Even less water this time, probably 10 drops total and then it stopped. It rains where I live most of the year, so these instances are extremely heavy rain storms where the water is blown upwards into whatever the gap is. My question is whether this is something I just live with or not? There's no hope getting the original contractor back out and there's a huge trades shortage where I live so it would be DIY if I were to get it fixed. submitted by /u/READMYSHIT [link] [comments]
I'd my house built nearly 3 years ago. I have a dormer window in an upstairs bedroom with a flat roof zinc cladding.
Twice since we moved in we've experienced a miniscule leak at the interior ceiling where the flat dormer zinc roof meets the 45 degree shingled roof. A crack formed on the interior and continues to persist despite a few repairs. It first leaked 18 months ago during a very windy and heavy rain storm. Probably less than 50ml of water dripped through the crack and then stopped. I had the contractor come out to repair. I don't know exactly what was done but the shingles were lifted and some adjustments made to the membrane underneath.
Last week during another storm another leak happened. Even less water this time, probably 10 drops total and then it stopped.
It rains where I live most of the year, so these instances are extremely heavy rain storms where the water is blown upwards into whatever the gap is.
My question is whether this is something I just live with or not? There's no hope getting the original contractor back out and there's a huge trades shortage where I live so it would be DIY if I were to get it fixed.
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