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Default Roof leaking, need repair service


"Hilbert" wrote in message
Hi,

My roof started leaking one week ago, and we asked the guy who fixed
the roof before and he can't find where the leak comes from (the guy is
pretty honest and nice, but he seems to only know how to install it,
doesn't know how to troubleshoot it).

Can somebody suggest what should I do, can you please recommend some
service that can help identify the problem then fix it? I am living in
Bellevue, WA area.

Thanks,
Min


I would have to disagree with you, on the point the guy knows how to
install a roof.

I was in the construction trades for 24+ years, if you don't know where the
critical areas are, you're not going to install/fabricate correctly.

In my area, there is a small local paper put out, where most advertisers
are local. There are some that make their living, from others mistakes.
Some advertising roofing, are small time operators, which really know their
stuff.

Find a roofer with a brake, not that they'll need it for your project, but
real roofers have a brake to bend and fabricate their own flashing. If they
don't have a brake, they don't specialize in roofing. They can say they do,
but it's a must have tool of the trade, unless someone just does areas
without junctures/chimneys.

Do expect to pay someone to find the leak. It may cost more to find, than
to actually fix it.