Hi all-
I just bought a 1949 home that has an addition in the back. The addition has a flat roof. I don't know much about roofing, but it seems to have several large pieces (maybe 3' x 6-8') of roofing material (with a gritty, shingle-like finish) and the seams have a black tar-like material applied over them. During a long rain we noticed a good amount of water was entering the room through the ceiling, most of it drained down through the ceiling fan but there are some large stains on the newly painted ceiling near the fan. It seems the water is entering through one or more cracks in the seams, and pooling in the ceiling area. There is no way to access above the ceiling that I can see, other than going in through the top of the flat roof.
The current roof is about 14 years old. Is it time to get it replaced? Or can it be patched up with some roofing cement and tape along the seams, then a complete coat of rubberized roofing compound over everything?
The roof is probably 10' x 20' in size. I wonder what a "normal" cost to get a roof of that size replaced is.
Thanks for any suggestions,
-Ron
I just bought a 1949 home that has an addition in the back. The addition has a flat roof. I don't know much about roofing, but it seems to have several large pieces (maybe 3' x 6-8') of roofing material (with a gritty, shingle-like finish) and the seams have a black tar-like material applied over them. During a long rain we noticed a good amount of water was entering the room through the ceiling, most of it drained down through the ceiling fan but there are some large stains on the newly painted ceiling near the fan. It seems the water is entering through one or more cracks in the seams, and pooling in the ceiling area. There is no way to access above the ceiling that I can see, other than going in through the top of the flat roof.
The current roof is about 14 years old. Is it time to get it replaced? Or can it be patched up with some roofing cement and tape along the seams, then a complete coat of rubberized roofing compound over everything?
The roof is probably 10' x 20' in size. I wonder what a "normal" cost to get a roof of that size replaced is.
Thanks for any suggestions,
-Ron