Shed Roof Leaking Through Nails

Sometimes the water shows up at a ceiling spot distant from the leak.

Shed roof leaking through nails.

If your ceiling has a plastic vapor barrier between the drywall and the attic insulation push the insulation aside and look for flow stains on the plastic often water runs to openings in the vapor barrier such as at ceiling light fixtures. Discussion in general gardening discussion started by dawn78 may 15 2009. All went well until i went into the shed looked up and saw that the clout nails had come through the roof by a couple of mill. I secured the side overhangs with timber which i screwed on i m praying that i ve done it properly and it won t leak as i ve been suffering with it leaking like a colander for about 3 years.

When reinstalling the new shingle make sure you re insert the nails through the original holes to ensure the shingle above does not begin to leak. Morning all i re felted my pent roof shed yesterday. Page 1 of 2 1 2 next dawn78 gardener. Even on a normal shed roof i have seen water drive under a 4 inch nailed lap.

But there are ways to fix leaks and keep your shed in working. These nails will eventually rust. I didn t get any black residue on my hands at all i used felt nails a short one for the top of the roof and the longer ones for securing the overhangs. As i said those waterproof mastics and adhesives help glue felt down but on a shed where the structure is moving and felt vibrating in the wind they are not suitable to use as waterproofing in my opinion.

And just one rusted out nail can cause your roof to leak every time it rains. I think the rain is coming in through a couple of gaps somehow by the nails i used clout nails maybe if i put another lot of felt on roof but be more careful on the angle they go in dawn78. If shingles get lifted or torn from high winds the damaged shingle exposes nails holding the shingle below it. Metal sheds are more prone than others given that finish panels are installed by puncturing the panels with nails and screws.

Is this a problem. I aim for 6 8 and that s on a normal 30deg type roof.