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Roof things that hold water.
If your ceiling has a plastic vapor barrier between the drywall and the attic insulation push the insulation aside and look for flow stains on the plastic often water runs to openings in the vapor barrier such as at ceiling light fixtures.
Another part that catches the water is the hopper a little square box often found on flat roofs.
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Scuppers are open holes or channels cut into the roof edge or parapet.
We also supply roofing screws in painted colors with epdm washers for a tight seal to keep water and moisture from leaking in to your roof.
Metal pieces that keep water from seeping into intersections such as valleys or joints at vertical walls or around roof penetrations such as chimneys or vent pipes.
Flashing is found in valleys and at the bases of chimneys walls roof vents and plumbing vents.
Some roof leaks are tough to locate.
Roof covering typically of flat and rectangular shapes and made of various materials such as slate wood flagstone plastic metal and composite materials.
Scuppers are commonly used on flat roofs that have a parapet or other type of perimeter barrier enclosing the roof.
Sometimes the water shows up at a ceiling spot distant from the leak.
Our roofing screws can be used to mechanically fasten snow guards or to attach pipe flashing around your roof vents.
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An external installation on the roof that uses the vent pipe system to prevent water seeping in and create damage.
The drip edge prevents water from building up guiding it over the eaves and into the gutters.
The roof is sloped toward the scuppers and water simply drains out through the scuppers.