pokerduder
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we will kick this horse till its glue
lol... You guys are awesome! Thank you so much for all your help.
we will kick this horse till its glue
If they didnt remove the flashing but ripped it up to get the shingles out from under it and then nailed the new shingles down a few inches over thru the flashing after they slipped them under I doubt the new underlayment went up the wall behind the siding. If they took the shingles off with a shovel they most like ripped the old underlayment all up and slid it in under the flashing the same way. My guess is they were not to worried because its outside with a open porch and the roof above has a good size overhang.
If you test it with a hose just running water on the roof will not back it up like a ridge of slush would I would spray it in at the bottom of the cover shingles and see if there is a path thru to the bottom side. Just from the last photo its clear water could easily go under the flashing its just a mater if it could get past the underlayment.
If there was any kind of dam the water didn't have to back up to the flashing it could get in anywhere and if you point a hose up at it, it will leak everywhere.
I guess youre right if it can get thru the tar paper its in everyplace.
If the roof was sheeted with plywood or osb, a roof leak only shows up at the cracks between sheets and only tells you that you have a leak. The problem with the hose test is people move to fast, it can take some time for a small leak to show and someone could have moved up to siding and windows before the water shows up and end up going into un-needed repairs. So once the shingles have been hosed down for a while it should be coffee time before moving up to things above. Water showing up after hosing a window would indicate both window problem and a flashing problem.
For water to drip down on his screen it has to be at the very top point under the flashing. If it makes it thru anyplace else it will run downhill and come out some place that doesnt mean anything about his problem.
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