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Recent News and Articles on the Keywords: roof leaks + roof leak + roof  Related to the article below (Last Update: 5/5/2008)

It cost millions - now the roof leaks
ic Solihull.co.uk, UK - May 2, 2008
The retired Shirley resident, was enjoying his customary Saturday swim when he noticed water pouring in through the building?s roof. ...
My roof has sprung a leak
Reader's Digest, NY - May 2, 2008
If there are several active leaks in one room that you can?t get to the roof to fix, capture the dripping water in a catch basin made of plastic sheeting ...
Is it better to fix the leak or add new roof?
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - Apr 12, 2008
If you opt for a new roof, it will cost more today but will eliminate the chance of leaks in the nearer term and probably will save you money in the long ...
Honourable members at work
New Straits Times, Malaysia - May 3, 2008
However, the issue of the roof and the leak stray on to another type of 'leak'. Later, the exchange involving "eye" is in reference to "close-one-eye Jasin" ...
Holliston library seeks $48000 to fix leaky roof
MetroWest Daily News, MA - Apr 30, 2008
"Every night when we leave, we assume there's going to be a leak and a downpour." The building's 20-year-old roof has had problems at least since McDonnell ...
Leaky library Rain coming through soggy roof destroys $1500 in books
Rutland Herald, VT - Apr 26, 2008
By SARA-MEGAN WALSH Herald Staff Library director Paula Baker said melting snow and spring rains have seeped into the cracks of the roof. She said leaks in ...
Daniel roof suffers major leak
The Llama Ledger, MA - Apr 16, 2008
In the winter, there were five to six inches of snow covering the roof of the building. Because of the amount of snow, sleet and rain that Great Barrington ...
Buckets Catch Leaks in Government Center Roof
Tipp City Independent Voice, OH - Apr 8, 2008
Workers at City Hall have resorted to using strategically-placed buckets and tubs to catch numerous leaks in their building?s aging roof system, ...
Water joke! Builders 'solve' leak using bucket
Hunts Post, UK - Apr 23, 2008
Mr Renwick went to investigate the leak and found buckets had been put in the roof space and were overflowing. "I couldn't believe what I was seeing - it ...
Leak risks damaging grand piano
The News-Review, OR - Apr 25, 2008
Jim Dowd, the building services director, wasn?t in his position when the roof first started leaking. ?As I understand it,? he said, ?this leak has occurred ...
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Duodenal ulcer, Campylobacter pylori, and the" leaking roof" concept. -
CS Goodwin - Lancet, 1988 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Lancet. 1988 Dec 24-31;2(8626-8627):1467-9. Duodenal ulcer, Campylobacter pylori,
and the "leaking roof" concept. Goodwin CS. Microbiology ...

Airborne outbreak of trichothecene toxicosis -
WA Croft, BB Jarvis, CS Yatawara - Atmospheric Environment (1967), 1986 - Elsevier
... Further examination of the house revealed numerous plumb ing and roof leaks which
produced chronic moisture accumu lation on which the black sooty fungus grew ...

[BOOK] An Introduction to Reliability and Maintainability Engineering
CE Ebeling - 1997 - McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math

Infant pulmonary hemorrhage in a suburban home with water damage and mold (Stachybotrys atra) -
SM Flappan, J Portnoy, P Jones, C Barnes - Environ Health Perspect, 1999 - JSTOR
... pul- monary hemorrhaging and hemosiderosis were 16 times more likely than controls
to have lived in homes with water damage due to roof leaks, plumbing leaks ...

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BO Bryan Jr, E Seagrave - US Patent 4,598,273, 1986 - Google Patents
... three to five such bitumen and roofing felt layers ... to alert maintenance personnel
that a leak exists in ... 4). Once the building with the leaky roof is established ...

Methods for roof, wall or floor leak detection -
I Shih - US Patent 5,081,422, 1992 - freepatentsonline.com
... com/5081422.html. Abstract: The present invention describes a method to detect leaks
in a roof or leaks in basement walls or floors of a building. ...

Helicobacter pylori infection and duodenal ulcer disease. -
GN Tytgat, LA Noach, EA Rauws - Gastroenterol Clin North Am, 1993 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
... Goodwin has likened the inflamed mucosa to a leaking roof, in which temporary dryness
(healing) is assured if the rain (acid) is removed but permanent ...

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JP Sheahan - US Patent 4,110,945, 1978 - Google Patents
... roofing felt and bitumen plastic sheets and the like. The ... Disposed on the upper surface
16 ofthe mem- breaks and the roof leaks. Oftentimes, the location of ...

Image-guided Transorbital Roof Craniotomy via a Suprabrow Approach: A Surgical Series of 72 Patients … -
G Shanno, M Maus, J Bilyk, S Schwartz, P Savino, F … - Neurosurgery, 2001 - neurosurgery-online.com
... morbidity was 18.4%, with cerebrospinal fluid leak being the most common complication
(6.6%). No patients died. CONCLUSION: The transorbital roof craniotomy is ...

Methods for detection of roof leaks and areas or zones of the leakage -
RE Davis - US Patent 4,317,996, 1982 - freepatentsonline.com
... specifications before payment is made to the roofing contractor ... If leaks are detected,
their origin can be quickly ... work on the part of the roof testing service ...

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Quick cures for roof leaks

By Paul Bianchina
Few things can be more upsetting than the dripping of water from a leak in the roof. Roof leaks typically occur either from a missing or cracked shingle, or from problems around flashings. Fortunately, with a little work and some inexpensive sealant material, you can often cure the problem with a quick and permanent repair, stopping the drip and extending the life of your roof.

The first step is to locate the source of the leak, and that can often be more difficult than making the actual repair. Because water will run down rafters and roof sheathing inside the attic before dripping onto the ceiling below, the spot where you see the water mark may be a long distance from where the leak actually originates. Check the attic and look for water marks on the wood, and try to trace the marks back to the source, or at least to what seems like a logical point of origin. Measure off a fixed point like a chimney or a vent pipe to where you think the leak is coming from.
On the roof, transfer the measurements you took early and inspect the area. Look for shingles that are missing, broken or curled; nails that are missing or protruding up; flashings that are cracked, bent, dented or missing fasteners; or other signs that all is not as it should be on the roof. Once you've determined the source, you can decide on the most effective method of sealing things up again.

PICKING THE RIGHT SEALANT

There are several different types of roofing sealants, and they can be applied in different ways. The one you choose is based on where the leak is, how large the area is that needs to be repaired, and whether the roof is dry.

For most small repairs, such as flashings, fasteners or cracked asphalt shingles, a roof sealant in a 10-ounce caulking tube is the most convenient. The tube is used with a standard caulking gun, and has the advantage of being cleaner and more accurate for smaller applications. If the roofing is damp, be sure to use a sealant that is labeled as wet and dry, which can be used even when it's raining.

Clean the repair area as best you can. Roof sealants will stick even to dirty surfaces, but if you apply it over a lot of dirt or moss, you won't get a very effective seal. If there are fasteners that are loose or missing, drive them back down or replace them.

Place the tube in the caulking gun, cut the end of the tube and puncture the inner seal. For loose or curled asphalt shingles, gently lift the shingle with a small pry bar, apply a bead of sealant under the shingle, then use a brick or other weight to hold it down as the sealant sets up.

For cracked asphalt shingles, nail the shingle down with a broad-head roofing nail on each side of the crack, then apply a thin bead of sealant to the crack in the shingle and over each of the nail heads. To help conceal the repair, check inside your gutters for loose granules that may have accumulated there. Collect the granules in a small cup, and sprinkle them over the wet sealant -- save any extra granules for future repairs.

For flashing repairs, select a wet/dry roofing cement or a clear caulking formulated for roof repairs. Apply the material with a caulking gun in a thin bead, completely sealing any gaps in the flashing. For flashings that might be subject to movement, use an elastomeric sealant that remains flexible.

For larger repairs, you can purchase roof sealants in quarts and 1-, 3- and 5-gallon containers, in both black and white. Once again, these sealants, also called mastics, are available in dry-application formulas for best adhesion on dry materials, and wet/dry formulas for use on wet surfaces, in rainy weather and even underwater.

The easiest mastic to use is labeled as brushable, which is thin enough to be applied with a brush. Wear disposable gloves to prevent a lot of cleanup on your hands, and apply the material with an inexpensive disposable brush.

For some repairs, brushable sealants are too thin, especially on steep slopes or in hot weather. If that's the case, look for a roof sealant that is labeled as medium- or heavy-bodied, and apply the material with a trowel. For larger cracks or gaps where there is a danger that the crack may open up again, reinforce the repair with fiberglass tape.

Sealants, mastics, fiberglass tape, trowels, and all the other tools and supplies you might need for your particular repair are available at home centers, hardware stores and any other retailers that sell roofing products. Follow the manufacturer's instructions carefully for proper application, cleanup and safety precautions, and use all necessary precautions and common sense when working on a roof -- especially in the rain!

Remodeling and repair questions? E-mail Paul at paul2887@hughes.net.

 
 
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