How To Find A Leak In Your Shingles

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[@leea.6101]

My situation was the opposite. Knew where the leak was looking up from the attic, but couldn't find the exact location when I was out on the roof. I drilled a hole from the inside and heated up a piece of clothes hanger and stuck it through the hole. Left the wire hanger in the hole and went out on the roof. Found the area and filled the hole and the existing leaking area with roofing cement.

[@ronniehoover9781]

word of advice...do not spray a stream of water at your shingles like this. use the shower setting or something, just like you wouldnt take a broom to the shingles, higher pressure water stream can take away life from the shingles.

[@tstfrd]

Why does everybody want to use roofing cement? Why not replace a couple of shingles and you are good as new.

[@tjm8249]

This guy's videos have helped me numerous times.. including everything from installing and finishing dry-wall to now fixing a leaky roof. Keep up the good work!

[@giuseppelafronza3833]

Just popping in to say thanks for the content. Short and to the point. The 5 minutes of watching this will save me a lot of time out on a hot roof.

[@sethankur]

i invited 4 roofers but they couldnt find leak, based on someone suggestion i ended up going to my attric during rain and found the seepage (it was not leaking much), but at least that tells us identify where the problem is

[@ShyRage1]

It really bites for me because I have a low pitched roof and cant go into that attic space. There is no room. I'm probably going to have to cut the sheetrock and go from there

[@grannyshour6134]

This is very helpful to me I’m an old lady that lives alone and I needed to know what to do before winter sets in thank you!!

[@byron2521]

I wish I had seen this before I started removing shingles. Because I am not sure if the leak starts high on the singles and is running underneath to a lower point. I still would have had to do it a little different. There is no attic or crawlspace where my leak is. I would have just had to do this until it started dripping from the ceiling.

[@Gmoney0436]

I don’t even own a crib yet. But when I do now I know how to find a leak.

[@robertfries4656]

I have a leaking porch roof for approx 5-10 years. The boards are original tongue and groove, they might be redwood, but definitely not cedar.

[@jd3016]

One of my favorite channels. Quick and to the point and yet detailed and informative.

[@lorihall5420]

Thank you man you have helped me so much fix my house. Woke up after the rain to my ceiling pouring water

[@jaredandallie1681]

Just found leaks in attic around chimney and where missing shingles are. Going to buy some of that stuff! Can't wait until spring when I can buy a new roof!

[@kirkpul]

Thanks for the vid. Am all in favor of white elastomeric roof paint directly on conventional pitched asphalt shingle roofs for patches or do the whole roof. It works well. I painted Home Depot Henry brand/Lowes Black Jack brand (several other brands exist) white roof paint with a conventional 9" paint roller on a stick, least expensive grade directly on my conventional asphalt shingle roof in 2008. Applied about 4 coats to completely seal any gaps, especially where one shingle overlaps atop its downhill neighbor shingle. Used aluminum tape to seal bigger than 1/4" gaps or wherever bolstering needed, such as a protrusion from the roof or where a nailhead appears atop the shingle layer around the perimeter of the roof every 1-2 feet or so, then painted over the aluminum tape with white roof paint. In 2017, 9 years later, it's still going strong. No more missing shingles from wind damage. No more leaks. Much cheaper than a reroof, saves on cooling bills, seals leaks and stops new leaks. Also painted the drip lip around the perimeter of the roof so precipitation touches nothing but white roof paint til it hits the ground. Don't like white? Paint over the white with the exterior grade paint of your choice of color, including the same color as your old shingles if you prefer. As a test, painted an inconspicuous piece of the roof with the date in mid 2015 in a dark color. In 2017, it looks like it was painted on yesterday, with no visible wear. On the elastomeric white roof paint can label, it may say don't apply on shingles. Ignore this if your asphalt shingles are pitched conventional or pitched rolled and aged over 30 days. The white roof paint adheres very well when painted directly on the aged shingles.

[@coreylama2613]

Thank you! I'm a first time home buyer and this is great to know. I really like the example roof you have too!

[@josevasquez8193]

Your video was much more helpful than the others I saw -- your low key common sense approach is thumbs up !

[@jubeibob]

I have a weak spot about 1 foot in diameter and covered the whole thing with that black tar stuff, a layer of garden cloth , then another layer of tar, a 3x3 area over that 1foot weak area and still getting a leak, Driving me crazy, im about to go buy a 4x8 sheet of abs/plastic/siding/paneling and just lay over that whole back of the porch and seal around it with tar. haha Awesome Video!

[@juanplaza3250]

Great video. I found the solución to a big problem that I had in my house.

[@jeff2235]

Thanks. Good video. It can be really tricky trying to find where the water's getting in, but I'm going to give it another shot using your two-man technique. Hopefully we'll find it this time.