Garden Shed Roof Leaking

The current weather is a test of any shed so you need to picka dry day buy some quality felt and refelt the roof using new galvanised felt nails.

Garden shed roof leaking. Often it s a leaky screw hole or improperly seated sections of roofing. The shingles are damaged or missing. The felt on out 7 x 7 ft pent roof shed lasted about 7 years before one of the overlaps started letting in water partly along the line of the overlap. Some roof leaks are tough to locate.

A local gardening firm re covered it but didn t seal the overlaps. I decided to get it re felted and chose a heavy grade that would see me out. If a leaking roof is left alone it can cause mold to spread throughout the entire structure destroying the shed and all of your belongings. The new shed roof is replaced using external osb and then tony bitumens the roof sealing the weather out and making the osb waterproof.

Any type of shed whether it is made from wood metal or a combination of wood and metal sheets will eventually leak as weathering occurs over time. You ll need to check for any discoloration to the structure particularly stains and darker patches. Check the sides of the shed for dark patches or streaks as this may indicate dripping or running water. Depending on how much you care about the shed you may need to remove the old felt dry the osb sheets on the roof out and re felt when they are dry.

With that being said your shed metal roof can fail. One of the most common reasons a shed roof leaks is the same as your home s roof leaking. Sometimes the water shows up at a ceiling spot distant from the leak. Although proper installation methods will help.

After this he then felts the roof with a high quality felt. Here s a quick overview of how to fix a metal roof on a shed. Metal roofing is impervious. This a video about my brother and i fixing a shed made of plastic that i purchased 3 years ago and the roof warped because of the hot florida sun.

To check for leaks you ll need to look out for discoloration on the inside roof and walls of the shed. Except that it relies on hex head screws with thick rubber washers.