Daniel and I produced this video to show you how the original roof installation roofing contractor skimped on the details, which has led to annoying water stains on this home.

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Today we’re out in NW Portland; we’re up on a roof and noticed right off when we got to the top of the ladder that there is not kick-out on this. We’re going to explain what a kick-out is; typically when a roof has a wall that meets the roof, the water is going to run down the wall and meet the gutter. As it comes down, it gets to the last piece of this, which is called a step flashing, what it will do is run down and get right behind this siding, right behind the gutter right here, and run down the inside. So if you look down low, you can actually see the outer stains on the wall. In some cases, they will actually cut back the siding, the gutter will slightly go into the siding here, and as that happens the water can actually get in behind the siding. It also can climb into these nails over here and start working inside. So what we do when we put a new roof on, we actually take this step flashing and put a kick out on it. That’s going to take all the water here and make it go straight into the gutter; not down the side of the roof.

If you have water streaks on your painting or siding, before you contact our sister company, aPortland siding company, let one of our roof consultants inspect your roof and gutters. We’ll provide you with our findings detailing where your previous roof contractor skimped or succeeded in installing your roof.

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I want to talk a little bit about pipe flashings on a roof. This is an architectural composition three-tab and this is a two inch pipe flashing that’s ventilating probably a tub, more than likely a tub on a two inch and this is a no-caulk pipe flashing. You can see this is 12-14 years old and this pipe flashing is bad. So during hard rain water is going to run down right into the building and this just lets water in there. Not a good thing. We’ll replace these on homes and we look for them all the time for being bad. We’ll pull this whole unit out, put a new one in and you’re good for another 15 years. A permanent solution would be a lead pipe flashing fits over the top of this with a cap. It would be a permanent solution, though some clients opt not to do that and want to go the least expensive method which is putting a new one of these on. Again, this is an example of a failed pipe flashing this would be the cause of a leak.

When was the last time you had your pipe flashings inspected? Contact Roof Life of Oregon to have one of our roof consultants provide you with an inspection and a full report on your entire roof. Call us at (503) 925-0125 or submit an estimate form.

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Home inspectors check all aspects of your home, while they are useful, you are not always guaranteed an expert in all aspects of the home. A large percentage of home inspectors will never walk your roof.

      We offer REAL ESTATE inspections for pending home or property sales. This is a very thorough and professional statement of the condition of a roof. Since the inspection is made with no expectation of future  maintenance business, we cannot offer them free of charge. Please contact us for pricing information.

If your roof needs a check up or you have questions, call us.  

503-925-0125

Here’s how opting for the cheaper, no-caulk pipe flashing will cause rainwater to enter your home.

It’s worth having us come inspect your roof to make sure the rubber on your pipe flashings hasn’t deteriorated in the Portland weather.

Here is the scripted video for your information:

“I want to talk a little bit about pipe flashings on a roof, this is an architectural composition 3 tab and this is a 2 inch pipe flashing that’s ventilating probably a tub, really likely a tub on a 2 inch, and this is a no caulk pipe flashing and you can see this is probably 12-14 years old and this pipe flashing is bad. In hard rain water is going to hit the pipe and run right down into the building, this lets water in there, not a good thing. We replace these on homes, we look for them all the time for being bad and we’ll pull this whole unit out and put a new one in and your good for another 15 years. A permanent solution would be a lead pipe flashing fits over the tops of this with a cap, it would be a permanent solution, some clients opt not to do that, and they just want to go the least expensive method and that’s putting a new one of these on. Again this is an example of a failed pipe flashing, this would be a cause of a leak and I wanted to point that out.”

~ Patrick Morin