r/Roofing

Context -Bought the place 2 years ago and inspector said the roof was approx 5 years old, didn’t raise any red flags. Well turns out water had been seeping through this dead valley the whole time and during a stormy week last November finally enough water got though the roof and into the walls to cause damage. Learned a lot on how to hang and mud drywall over the winter. Obviously we got a new roof after that ordeal and I told the roofer in so many words - do whatever you need to do so this doesn’t become a problem area again relative to the rest of the roof. The skylight wasn’t sealed properly and leaked 2 days after the roof install but I cut him slack didn’t ask for money back and he fixed it, but I digress. Now this week I went up to work on something and found this standing water. No idea how long it’s been there but it hasn’t evaporated in 2 days, we live in SoCal and it’s hardly rained the last few months so I’m chalking it up to heavy dew from the humidity. I called the roofer and told him my concerns and said he’d come by the next day. I sent him pictures after our call and asked what time he would be here. Didn’t get a response so I followed up with a text and he responded with this: 

“There nothing we can pretty much do … I mean ur roof isn’t going to leak at all.. it has it’s warranty.
The time we did the valley repair the water would pool way to the back of the valley an what we did is installed plywood so that we can make the water stop from pooling way back there … “

That just doesn’t sound right especially with a shingle roof. The water is still pooling only now it’s a few feet further down than before. We aren’t even into the rainy season yet and it’s already doing this. Also seems like a lot of the granules have fallen off for a roof that’s less than a year old. 

So now trying to get opinions on next steps or hoping I’m wrong to be concerned. I don’t want to throw shade at this guy, I genuinely just want to have a roof that does its job.

I just had a new roof installed and found these issues. How major are these problems?

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Anyone know what this issue could be?

In November of 2025 I had my roof replaced by Roofing Rochester.  Things appeared to be fine until I happened to notice during a heavy rain that the rain was coming down between the gutter and the house.  Somehow water is getting through in a place that very much seemed to be impossible, at least I thought it was

They initially responded and said they’d send someone to look at it.  But then never showed up.  When I contacted them they said they were busy and would keep me updated.

Since then they have been ignoring my messages.  And its been 2 weeks.

Video showing issue

https://youtu.be/WhF2KpgYnD4

Video of gutter showing its not even overflowing

https://youtu.be/QbW23Fh8Nsk

Video showing drainage is working fine

https://youtu.be/Dx7KaISVQsQ

Second video showing where the water is coming out

https://youtu.be/vL-6NuD-jPk

Landmark pro

-Certainteed Moire Black - feels clean but don’t want “farmhouse” keeping windows and gutters white to go for more timeless look

-Georgetown Grey - anyone have this color and can speak to how it looks in real life? I’ve been told it can read green…my ideal color is a dark grey but struggling to find one in this shingle line

-Weathered Wood - seems like this one has some browns and could tie in the walnut garage doors. I worry this one could be too warm and washed out.

Paint is white dove, garage and front door walnut.

Would love any feedback or suggestions.

Located in Hawaii and my roof is leaking after the hurricane from a skylight. These are the shingles on my roof currently. Inspector described them as “50 year shingles” and I don’t see a brand printed on the back of them. Going to replace some skylights to repair the leak and need to find these shingles to replace with the new ones. Roof is ~5 years old. Will add more photos later

We have a 7 year old metal roof installed over top of shingles. The previous roof had several leaks hence the new roof installed by the sellers. We had someone come out and he went into the attic. He pointed out the roof and said the roof was leaking and keeping the wood wet. He showed me the cat eyes and said we would need a full roof replacement since water is leaking through. I haven't seen any mold or visible moisture issues. Do we really need to replace a 7 year old roof?

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Tree helped the insurance process about two weeks later. Whole roof getting replaced next week.

Hi!

I recently acquired a barn which had a new metal roof installed over an existing shingle roof.

It seems to me like the drip edge isnt correct as the water is able to run off the metal roof and down the fascia board, bypassing the gutter.

I know little about roofs, but I am quite handy. What is the best solution here and can I do it myself? My leading idea is to install flashing behind the drip edge but over and into the gutter.

Any help would be appreciated!

This EPDM roof was installed in December 2025. The main field seam runs nearly the full length of the flat roof.

The seam was raised shortly after installation and now has a visibly separated section with dirt/debris inside the opening. The contractor’s initial response was that it is fine because the membrane still overlaps underneath, but will come out to inspect. I have not found an active interior leak, and I am not assuming the insulation or decking is wet. I have observed water pooling on top of the raised area of the seam during rain.

There are also persistent wrinkles and raised areas across the membrane. I'm aware that many of these are from the fastener plates, but many are not.

The contractor mentioned they may glue down the seam, but I do not know if that would be an acceptable fix for the seam.

Hi,

i just wanted to get your opinion. My neighbours’s roofer said that that part highlighted is deteriorating and needs replacing before water gets it.From the inside, we can see a gap. he also said that the roof membrane is ripped and needs replacingand that involves removing perfect good tiles to replace membrane.

Please can any roofers in the group advise me. i feel that we are getting scammed. He initially asked for £ 350, now he is asking for £2k for all these works.

We’re having a new flat roof installed with a skylight and have some worries about the workmanship. I’ve attached photos.

The things that are most worrying are:

-the membrane. It’s the green material and looks like it’s been cut so it doesn’t rise up alongside the upstand.
- the window upstand. They cut the hole too big so the manufacturer assembled upstand has been suspended on some screwed in timber. I have no idea how this should be plasterboarded and then insulated properly.
- the roof felt. It looks a bit crap. I appreciate it’s a glorified shed roof, but surely they should have used clear runs alongside the entirety of the roof surface.

Any suggestions are immensely appreciated. What’s weird is that they were the most expensive quote and are accepting payment after the job. So confusing.

Essentially would like to know if this is how you’d expect it to look the day before completion and if anything above is a definite problem. Also reached put to the window manufacturer for their thoughts.

Thanks for reading and appreciate any opinions

Hi everyone! I just bought a home that has a flat roof with drainage problems. I believe it’s due to the pitch not being correct and getting water to the gutters, so it settles and then leaks in to the house. Any ideas on how to fix? Should I get reinforced sealant and then try to fix the pitch somehow? Any advice would be appreciated!!

Neighbour is having her roof tiles replaced but I just got home to find two of my roof caps have been hammered off, stacked and just left? I don't know why they'd touch mine. We're forecast heavy rain and storms tonight, is this safe or will water get inside?

House is a converted bungalow so can't check if there's ingress without taking the plasterboard off.

We just had a full roof replacement, which was covered by insurance. Second payment is coming due, and I am questioning the ridge cap installation. My understanding is these must stop short of the edge of the roof, but roofer is insisting that per Certainteed’s warranty this is the correct placement

He’s coming out today to look at another spot where I identified a gap in the flashing, so would love info to support what needs to happen