Many homeowners may not experience roof leaks until the springtime storms that brings heavy rain come. If your roof is not well-maintained, it will leak during the rainy season and cause a lot of problems and discomfort in your home. If you do not hire competent roofers to inspect and repair your roof when it starts to leak, you may incur hefty expenses in replacing the entire roof. Here is what professional Roofers in Silverdale WA will check for in your leaking roof:
* Look for hidden damage: Most roof leaking problems develop unnoticed especially in homes where the homeowners don’t hire roofers to inspect their roofs regularly. Let the roofers inspect whether it is the attic part of your roof that is causing the leakage or not. The roofing experts could also identify strange odors, damaged OSB panels, dirt accumulation on the insulation, discolored wood and wet spots on the roof panels or planks. Peeling paint bulged interior ceilings and extensively cracked wallboard or plaster could are damages that indicate leaking problem.
* Check for pests: If you find water-loving pests such as earwigs, sow bugs, pill bugs, powder post beetles and ants among others building their nests on the wet wood in your house, then, there could be leakage somewhere. You should hire professional roofers to identify the leaking part of your roof and repair it instead of hiring pest exterminators alone to eliminate these pests.
* Inspect the flashing: Your roof will not leak only due to downspouts or clogged gutters. The roof will also leak when the flashing around the roof projections, vents and chimneys are damaged. The roofers should inspect the condition of the flashing on the vents, dormers, chimneys and other attachments that touch the roof. If the roofers find that the sealing around the flashing is extensively damaged, they will use quality tar to plug the leak.
* Clear the downspouts and gutters: Use a garden hose to clear the clogged downspouts and remove the common blockages from the gutters. If the water continues to leak after clearing the clogged gutters, then, you should hire Roofers in Silverdale WA to repair the damaged sections.
