Roof Leaking Into Cavity Wall

On the front west side.

Roof leaking into cavity wall.

Wall flashing roof wall flashing errors and causes of leaks and roof wall intersection flashing to prevent leaks or water damage. If tile grout has broken down water may be entering the wall through cracks between tiles allowing a small amount of water to enter the wall cavity and drain down to the ceiling below. Points out the white caulk that was installed as a stopgap measure where the builder has installed a bay window into a stuccoed wall without proper roof wall flashing red arrow. Roof is roughly 12 12 pitch with kneewall height of about 40 in.

If there is a strong musty smell near a certain area of your wall there could be a water leak or mold growth behind it. Rustlehobs 24 dec 2015 in forum. Discussion in roofing and guttering started by cobson 11 jan 2007. Mold on walls and baseboards.

Low pitched roof tiles. 11 jan 2007 messages. The leaks tend to be located under or near windows skylights and along the transition to an attached garage where there is step flashing. Leaks on tile roofs only when it rains heavy no sarking under the roof tiles.

New garage roof leaking at main house wall. Rustlehobs 24 dec 2015. Leaking into wall cavity. The solution is to re grout and reseal the tile.

The back east side of the roof is a shed dormer for most of the length of the house.