Lots of leaks in Roof -> whats the best solution

miamikk · Sep 26, 2007, 05:23 PM

I bought this house last year May(2006). Last hurricane season passed without anyproblems and leaks anywhere in the house. But this season I have a lot of leak spots all around the house. The leaks started during the windy rains about 2 months back and I noticed all the spots are small and I didnt really care a lot hoping I will get it fixed soon. But the last 3 days continues rain has created a huge mess and one of the room had the sheet rock fall down. I cut and removed most of wet sheetrock in the room and there is a hole of about 3'-1' x 5'-6' in the room.

I have uploaded some of the pictures here: Roof Pictures

I have called couple of local roofing people (from Craigslist) and they are scheduled for tomorrow. I am a newbe for all this house maintanence and repairs. I have been this country for only about 6 years and we don't have these kind of roofs back home.

I would like to know whats the best solution at this point. Just repair the leaks ? or the whole roof needs to be replaced ? Will Insurance cover anything if I have to replace whole roof ? I have insurance from Citizens. My premium is about $4K with about $4.1K (2%) hurricane deductible.

The house is about 2600-2800 Sqft including garage. The house is built in 1977.

I would appreciate any suggestions.

Relaxat41 · Oct 22, 2007, 05:59 PM

my house is built over dirt meaning I have crawl spaces to go under the house. I believe that the dirt has mold and mildew in it, and I don't know how to kill the smell. any suggestion? I've tried bleech.

Relaxat41 · Oct 22, 2007, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by miamikk

I bought this house last year May(2006). Last hurricane season passed without anyproblems and leaks anywhere in the house. But this season I have a lot of leak spots all around the house. The leaks started during the windy rains about 2 months back and I noticed all the spots are small and I didnt really care a lot hoping I will get it fixed soon. But the last 3 days continues rain has created a huge mess and one of the room had the sheet rock fall down. I cut and removed most of wet sheetrock in the room and there is a hole of about 3'-1' x 5'-6' in the room.

I have uploaded some of the pictures here: Roof Pictures

I have called couple of local roofing people (from Craigslist) and they are scheduled for tomorrow. I am a newbe for all this house maintanence and repairs. I have been this country for only about 6 years and we don't have these kind of roofs back home.

I would like to know whats the best solution at this point. Just repair the leaks ? or the whole roof needs to be replaced ? Will Insurance cover anything if I have to replace whole roof ? I have insurance from Citizens. My premium is about $4K with about $4.1K (2%) hurricane deductible.

The house is about 2600-2800 Sqft including garage. The house is built in 1977.

I would appreciate any suggestions.

what type of roof do you have? is it shingle or metal?

s_cianci · Oct 22, 2007, 06:14 PM

Sounds like it's time for a new roof.



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