Checking for roof leaks in your home

As the rain and the snow of winter season comes closer most people have to seriously start thinking about their roof.  The roof is one part of the home everybody cannot do without.But it really is overlooked by so many people.The time that people do eventually take notice is when it finally needs repairs or has to be replaced.But with winter approaching most people just won’t be able to wait for that.So here are a couple of ways you can use to check to find out if yuo have a leak in your roof.

The first thing you have to be able to know is whether the spot was caused by condensation or a leak.  We get calls all the time for my Poway roofing company for people who think they have a leak.  But when we get to the house we find out it isn’t a leak but a condensation stain.  The easy way to tell is condensation is it doesn’t have a design.  On the other hand a true leak will be circular.So if the spot you find is circular in shape that is a sign that it is a leak.

The next thing you want to do is check weak spots on the roof.Places that are known weak spots are areas like the chimney where it leaks a lot there.  In our Vista roofing service we always check those areas because it is so common that it leaks there.  It is an easy fix by just making sure you seal that area.

Finally you want to check for points on the roof where a nail has penetrated.Quite often when the nailing of the roof is done there will be spots that aren’t sealed well.  This is the cause of leaks that we find in my Encinitas roofing service.  This is also a very easy fix by just finding the spot then sealing it.

So those were some of the ways you can use to be sure this winter you don’t have any roof leaks.