Hi, this is Steve from Roofer 911.
I'm on a roof in Reston, Virginia, and they have a leak that's coming in at the vent pipe and also the ridge vent. I noticed there's nails in the flashing completely around the pipe flange, so we're going to remove all the roof material completely around the pipe, seal the flash with an ice and water shield, and then re-shigle the area.
Now visually when you look at the ridge vent, everything looks perfect. The nails are are sealed. It's fastened correctly. The problem is it was never waterproofed underneath. What we need to do is remove the ridge vent.
Any shingles that are damaged, they're going to be removed or replaced with new, but very important, we're going to seal underneath the ridge vent with polyurethane. Then the ridge vent is going to be pressed right into the sealant. Then when we fasten the ridge vent into place we need to make sure that we nail it into the rafters like every twenty-four inches. Once the ridge vent is fastened, then we're going to seal the nails.
Now another thing is, with the polyurethane underneath the ridge vent, it will block any water from getting underneath, from a heavy downpour, wind driven rain, or melting snow.
Once we're done with the roof repairs here in Reston, they will not have any more roof leaks.
My name again, is Steve. I'm Roofer 911, and I can be reached at 703-475-2446. Thank you.
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