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nadalcameron t1_iqsjtwb wrote

You have damage to your roof. It might be minor and fixed with a little timely maintenance.

But the longer you leave it the worst its going to get. The moisture will start damaging the structure of the home.

Get it fixed ASAP or you are going to look at a lot worst bill/having to rebuild some of the structure at least if you try to ignore it.

You also have to worry about mold. Moisture in your walls/cieling is how you get things like black mold or something else which will seriously fuck with the health of anyone inside and, again, be much costlier to clean up and fix the longer you leave it.

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Debaser626 t1_iqt6c1s wrote

I had neighbors (in a rental, thank God) in SoFl who were completely broke and a little “off.”

I thought the place was vacant when we moved in, but apparently they had been living there for years with no electric or water. They had a small hole in their roof when we moved in, which had progressed in 2 years to a 6 foot opening, inhabited by a family of ducks.

Right before we moved (after 4 years), they finally got evicted and someone bought the house at auction and flipped it.

I feel bad for whoever bought that house as although the flipper put a new roof on, they didn’t do a gut renovate and God only knows how much water/mold had saturated that place given it rained daily for six months out of the year.

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Unicorn_puke t1_iqu88jx wrote

Did the ducks get evicted too, or did they have to cover rent and put it on their bill?

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UnofficialSlimShady OP t1_iqsk8va wrote

I was going to put a thin tarp on the roof until I can get a roofer in next week to fix it. Anything else I should do in the mean time?

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rivalarrival t1_iqsngpp wrote

If you have any access to the attic, leave the door or hatch open. A fan in the attic area would also be useful.

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nadalcameron t1_iqsla0a wrote

Try to keep things dry. Make sure the air is circulating well in the kitchen. About all you can do until they get there, as far as I know. From having two different roofs leak.

Thankfully if it just started everything could be good. Especially with you getting people out there quick. Roof leaks are the worst.

Good luck with it.

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trash_recycle t1_iqt6wi4 wrote

Pull out any accessible wet insulation that you find, it's basically a sponge holding moisture. Anything you can do to get airflow onto the wet surfaces. If you see microbial growth spray it with a disinfectant. Google the bleach to water ratio if you don't have access to "ready to use" antimicrobial products.

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nsa_reddit_monitor t1_iqt9raw wrote

> Google the bleach to water ratio

IIRC my bottle of drinking bleach has the ratio printed on the label.

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alan_an t1_iqt4hgy wrote

If you can find where the roof is leaking, put henry 208 over the roof.

Same thing happened to me and I used a tarp, but it keeps moving with the wind even with bricks all over. If you put it there for too long the tarp will disintegrate and leave little strands everywhere.

Depending on how long it will take to get your roof fixed, use tarp for a few weeks, henry for months.

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tinacat933 t1_iqsooy8 wrote

Call your insurance and see if they will help pay for it inside and out. You may need to go into your attic and see if part of your ceiling need replaced

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floppy_socks t1_iqty7rq wrote

Go on the roof and seal around your vents that stick through the roof.

Same thing happened to me. I think I used flex seal.

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alohadave t1_iqty644 wrote

And beware that it might not be right above this spot. It usually is, but water can travel through the structure in weird ways sometimes.

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