Roof Leaking Into Cavity Wall

Mold on walls and baseboards.

Roof leaking into cavity wall.

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. Wall cavities affected by water damage are vulnerable to mold growth which also has a pungent musty odor. Wall flashing roof wall flashing errors and causes of leaks and roof wall intersection flashing to prevent leaks or water damage.

If you go into your ceiling cavity and you can see the underside of the roof tiles. 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. Discussion in roofing and guttering started by cobson 11 jan 2007. Roof is roughly 12 12 pitch with kneewall height of about 40 in.

The leaks tend to be located under or near windows skylights and along the transition to an attached garage where there is step flashing. 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. Low pitched roof tiles.

New garage roof leaking at main house wall. Rustlehobs 24 dec 2015 in forum. Roof tiles start to do poorly when the roof pitch gets less than 20 degrees. 11 jan 2007 messages.

Leaking into wall cavity.