so I'm unloading various and sundry triumph parts into the new garage when
I notice a puddle on the floor. above it is a bowed-down section of
drywall dripping...
to make a long story short, it rained pretty good here this weekend and
the roof seems to be leaking at a valley, and from the look of it, seems
to have been for a while now. I got most of the insulation out, etc. and
now I want to fix the leak.
any preferred methods or general advice? I'm going to get flashing and
use it in the valley, but mostly I'm wondering about ripping off the old
shingles or just going over them. I'm not going to re-do the whole roof,
so I'm curious if there's anything special about blending old shingles
into new ones, etc.? can I mesh old and new if I shingle over the
existing shingles? should I use (roof) cement anywhere? I don't want to
create a bigger problem then I've already got...
and, how wet can drywall get before it's "gone"? the water puddled in the
ceiling and has soaked most of the drywall. at first I was just going to
replace the obviously warped stuff that bowed down, but now I wonder if I
need to replace everything that got wet. some of it is downright spongy
to the touch, which makes me think I need to r&r it. my brother-in-law
insists that once it's dried out, however, it's good as new. this is the
same guy that once nearly electricuted himself with a drop light, but it's
certainly tempting to not have to fool with it.
same question for the osb roof decking. it doesn't seem to be
damaged/rotted at all, but is just one soaking too much?
the bummer is that after I got everything in the icemaker was the last
project...
thanks in advance.
scott
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