In some cases the soffit might be the point of entry for water seeping into your attic instead of the roof s surface.
Water leaking from roof soffit.
Is this a problem.
Gutters are supposed to direct water away from your roof and into the ground.
The soffit that meets the roof is one of the toughest areas to waterproof.
So when the drip edge was on it made a flat spot.
If you determine water is leaking through the soffit you must take specific steps to stop the leaks and keep your attic dry.
This allowed water to pool in a good rain storm and penetrate through the shingle seams and drip through the soffit.
Athe water dripping from your soffit is a definite warning sign.
If the soffits do not have air vents in them add some.
This is at the valley of an l shaped gabled roof.
This picture shows the water dripping through but when it rains harder sometimes there s more.
The repair means working off a ladder or scaffold to remove several courses of tiles and tile lath cut back rotten.
An ice dam occurs when snow melts and the water freezes when it hits the colder edges of your roof.
The gutter apron prevents water from ever reaching the soffit by leading water straight into the gutters.
If the soffits do not have air.
Water from leaks can run down the rafters and cause the soffit to remain damp.
Then use roofing nails to nail the gutter apron into place.
We didn t install the roof the problem was the facia board was hung too high and the decking was lower than the facia board.
This will improve ventilation beneath the roof and reduce moisture.
Water from leaks can run down the rafters and cause the soffit to remain damp.
When it rains water drips through the soffit and along the inside face of the fascia.
Hi mr murphy it sounds from your description that the under tile felt has rotted away back under the eaves tile any water getting between the tiles and felt further up the roof either through a broken tile or perished pointing in the ridge tile will end up in the soffit void.
If the gutter is clogged some of that water will back up on the roof soaking it.
And it doesn t stop there.
To install a gutter apron slide the apron over the roof deck just beneath the shingles and fit the angled bottom of the apron over the gutters.
The soffit is the surface that sits under a roof s overhang sitting parallel with the ground below.
I would check for flat spots in the shingles on.
Roof leaks will not always be apparent on the ceiling directly below the leaky spots.
Above it is solid plywood.
My landlord just installed that aluminum soffit.
In the photo you can still see signs of an ice dam.
This roof leaks during the snowy part of winter and during storms in the summer certainly due to poor flashing.
Some of the water may leak behind the gutters down towards the soffit and the fascia.
Check for signs of roof leaks.
