A brown ring shows up on the bedroom ceiling after a hard rain, and the first thing you wonder is how bad this is going to be. Often, less bad than you fear. Many leaks trace back to one failed spot on the roof, and many of them are a…
Stand outside during the next steady rain and follow the water. It runs off the roof, into the gutter, down the downspout, and then it goes somewhere. If that somewhere is a puddle against your basement wall, the gutters are doing half the job. Good downspout drainage away from house…
Water is coming through the ceiling, the storm is still going, and the roofer isn't there yet. You don't need to do anything heroic tonight. A few calm steps inside the house will protect your family and your belongings until the roof itself can be looked at. Emergency roof leak…