Hi All,
I’ve been doing my usual beach house repairs and we are about ready for the house lift. I’ll take some pictures of the porch roof bracing next time I’m there and post them. I threw a tarp on the lean to kitchen addition as there is a small leak in the cedar roof and there was some mold growing on the MDF bead board as a result. I waited until the roof was good and dry, and had hoped to leave it on until I can repair it, possibly several weeks, maybe all winter. Do you think I’ll cause damage to the cedar roof with it not being able to breathe? I’d hoped to repair the leak and get another year or two out of the 20 year old roof.
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Have you isolated the leak?
Depending on the type of leak sometimes a flat piece of aluminum slid up underneath the problem area takes care of it.
Whole lot easier and better looking than a tarp.
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Edited 12/21/2006 9:15 pm ET by rez
there is a broken shingle in roughly the same area, but I think it might be coming from the ridge, traveling down the rafter and than coming through ceiling. Other than fixing both and hoping for the best, I don't know how to locate the leak. I can't see the underside of the roof to evaluate the problem.
Tarps leak too and will only reduce water gained by what is under them, not totally stop it.
if the roof is already 20 YO, you ain't losing much, but around here, it is unlikely to last the winter anyway, due to wind
You'd be better off repairing that onme shingle and maybe nailing a strip of rooftopgaurd 15" wide over the ridge where it looks weak.
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Personally, I'd just fix the bad spots, But I can't do much advising there with no good photos.
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I will post some pics after my next trip down. I think I'll try the aluminum for the broken one in the field, might be able to remove the ridge shingles, about 7 feet, and reinstall per cedar bureau instructions.