Not sure if this will make sense, but I will attach a few pics to help...
Last night we had what they call a 100 year rain storm. Basically it rained inches and inches super fast.
The house is a few years old and I never ever had a leak. This morning my sons ceiling was quite wet...basically a spot 1 ft in diameter was soaked. Going outside, I noticed a "vent" stack in the ceiling above his room. The top is wide open (meaning no rain shield), However I was told this is normal.
As you can see, there appears to be no moisture around the opening on the top if the roof, but it does look like the insulation might be a bit damp. I could not get up close as I did not want to walk across he attic...so these are from my zoom lens.
Is it possible it rained so hard, excess water got into the vent and they at the lower elbow it leaked out? That would mean the pvc was not perfectly sealed?
Or could the rain come in without actually touching the roof material? Outside the flashing (i think this is what it is called) looks perfect and no shingles are missing.
Any other ideas ?
Hope my question makes sense...
Last night we had what they call a 100 year rain storm. Basically it rained inches and inches super fast.
The house is a few years old and I never ever had a leak. This morning my sons ceiling was quite wet...basically a spot 1 ft in diameter was soaked. Going outside, I noticed a "vent" stack in the ceiling above his room. The top is wide open (meaning no rain shield), However I was told this is normal.
As you can see, there appears to be no moisture around the opening on the top if the roof, but it does look like the insulation might be a bit damp. I could not get up close as I did not want to walk across he attic...so these are from my zoom lens.
Is it possible it rained so hard, excess water got into the vent and they at the lower elbow it leaked out? That would mean the pvc was not perfectly sealed?
Or could the rain come in without actually touching the roof material? Outside the flashing (i think this is what it is called) looks perfect and no shingles are missing.
Any other ideas ?
Hope my question makes sense...
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