Urgent: leaking roof

[nibbler]

What do I do? It's just a small whole that is dripping water, could easily be filled but with what?

[blueball]

Is this an internal roof/ceiling or is it the external roof?

If it is internal then you need to ask where is the water coming from? At present the leak is stopping the water from building up.

If it is your external roof that is leaking then a bit of silicone (external grade) will do the job until you can get it fixed properly.

[razer121]

And possibly putting a large tub under the leak just incase the silicon doesnt work (use an aqua based one) the ones in the shop tend to grow mold/degrade if constant water is on them.

[nibbler]

Don't think i have any silicone, neighbour here now.
The leak is coming through the external roof I think, it's because of all the snow. I'm in a victorian flat and I don't think that the leak is coming through the roof space too.

[razer121]

Ouch bucket/tub all the way then lol

[jim]

It's just a small whole

*sniggers*

Sorry, no productive input, that's all from me

[nibbler]

Not even good innuendo Jim, disappointed tbh.

[rox0r]

Snow causes problems with roofing because it allows water to 'sit' in areas that wouldn't normally be exposed to an excess of moisture such as cracks in flashing or dodgy seals. Ultimately if it's an external roof leak then the only way to sort it is identify where it's coming from and plug the leak from outside. Patching from the inside can work as a very temporary fix but you'll often just be allowing the water to migrate somewhere else from the point of ingress.

There are quite a few good external patching solutions on the market, I've mainly used ones for flat roofing that involve some impressively sticky tar-like paint in a tin that you can even throw on in the pouring rain (Which is not fun believe me)

Of course, if you're renting then just give your landlord a boot.

[Macman]

Bad Times Dude. Just hope it don't hurt the pocket!!

[nibbler]

Won't be me paying anyway. Nah not renting, and going onto the roof isn't an option for us, would have to get someone in to do that, it's about 25M off the ground.

[jim]

Not even good innuendo Jim, disappointed tbh.

I didn't even think about an innuendo aspect, just noticed your standards slipping

[rox0r]

Get a roofer booked in to look at it, I can guarantee you they're all up to their eyeballs in call-outs right now so the longer you leave it the more damage it can do.

[nibbler]

I didn't even think about an innuendo aspect, just noticed your standards slipping

Yeah I just realised. Damn it! Something is wrong

[nibbler]

Get a roofer booked in to look at it, I can guarantee you they're all up to their eyeballs in call-outs right now so the longer you leave it the more damage it can do.

Yup, we had friends round at the weekend who had a similar problem - the builder refuses to go out in snow so I might have to sleep with an annoying dripping noise for a week or more :x

[GoNz0]

you could open the loft hatch and blow a few quid heating the loft space to assist in the melting process, might get raided and accused of having a cannabis grow in the loft if your the only house on the street with no snow on the roof but they will buy you a new door if they find nothing

[nibbler]

Too draughty to get any heat in there, we'd essentially have to head the entire close then as the hatch is on the landing outside the front door.