How Do You Fix A Roof Leak Around A Pipe?
A leaking roof can be very expensive to repair if it is not found and fixed in time. A leaking roof can cause rot and decay around the roof decking boards and it can also drip down into the insulation and the sheet rock and eventually into your house. Fixing a roof leak can be done easily with the proper materials. It is better to spend $20 dollars to fix the leak in the beginning than to pay $1,000 to fix in the end. How to Fix a Roof Leak Around a Pipe Step 1 Inspect the area around the roof pipe that is leaking. Check to see exactly where the leak is coming from. The leak could be coming from the pipe-boot flashing or from around the pipe. The pipe-boot flashing covers the pipe and connects the pipe to the roof. Step 2 Take a hammer and remove the nails holding the shingles to the flashing base. Pull back the shingles that are laying on the flashing so that you can caulk between the flashing and the roof and between the flashing and the pipe. If the leak is coming from around the pi
