Hi guys,

I got alot of discouraging comments many posts below.
But a man has got to do what a man has got to do.... (till he drops!!)

I am not calling the roofer just yet.

It was raining hell Monday here.
Today is Wednesday but my roof is still very wet.
So, I will wait till maybe Saturaday and see if my roof will be dry by then.
If it dries by Saturaday, I will go up there and wash the area near the
little hole.
And then wait another day till Sunday.
By Sunday afternoon when the sun is on top of my head, I will have my brush
and the can of Black Jack Fibered Roof Coating and pour the thing there and
paint it all over that area.

The can says it will take 2 days to dry. I will have to keep a close eye on
the weather.

After it dries, my plan is to put a thin layer of Henry Wet Patch Cement on
top of the Coating. This should stop it from cracking.

This is my plan. Any final word before I go nut with my roof?

boaz wrote:
Hi guys,

I got alot of discouraging comments many posts below.
But a man has got to do what a man has got to do.... (till he drops!!)

I am not calling the roofer just yet.

It was raining hell Monday here.
Today is Wednesday but my roof is still very wet.
So, I will wait till maybe Saturaday and see if my roof will be dry by then.
If it dries by Saturaday, I will go up there and wash the area near the
little hole.
And then wait another day till Sunday.
By Sunday afternoon when the sun is on top of my head, I will have my brush
and the can of Black Jack Fibered Roof Coating and pour the thing there and
paint it all over that area.

The can says it will take 2 days to dry. I will have to keep a close eye on
the weather.

After it dries, my plan is to put a thin layer of Henry Wet Patch Cement on
top of the Coating. This should stop it from cracking.

This is my plan. Any final word before I go nut with my roof?

Yes. Good luck, and stop starting new threads on the same topic.

R

I've been there, but many of the patching compounds explicitly say you
can use them on wet roof- I wouldn't wait- roof leak is no joke.

According to my research, my roof is what they call a Built-Up Roof.
It is built layer after layer. A total of 5 layers if I remember correctly
from the roofer.

According to one of the articles, the leak is usually in the flashing area
for my kind of roof. I am not sure what flashing means but I am gussing it
is the edges and the joints. So, in addition to what I am planning to do, I
will have my chisels ready and cut out all those old tar on the edges and
paste new henry wet patch cement all over there (in large quantity if
necessary!)

I have plenty of buckets here. So, it should not be any more problem here
if it keeps rainning.





"Sev" wrote in message
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I've been there, but many of the patching compounds explicitly say you
can use them on wet roof- I wouldn't wait- roof leak is no joke.

According to my research, my roof is what they call a Built-Up Roof.
It is built layer after layer. A total of 5 layers if I remember
correctly
from the roofer.

Layers of what? Shingles laid on top of old shingles?

I am not sure what flashing means

Stop. Call a roofer.

I have plenty of buckets here. So, it should not be any more
problem here if it keeps rainning.

Catching the water in buckets after it's already ruined your ceiling joists,
drywall, insulation and other parts is an incredibly stupid plan.

Call a roofer, get it done right before you end up wrecking the entire
thing.

just wondering how big the hole is in your roof..

http://www.minibite.com/america/malone.htm

I re-roofed my house 8 years ago. They took out everything and then they laid all kind of stuffs on top of the roof. Fiberglass thingie, all kind of paper brown and black. And then they boiled the tar thingie and pumped the hot tar to cover the layers of paper. And then they put more paper on top and finally the paper with sand.

And no, I am not calling the roofer.

"Bill Kearney" wrote in message ...
According to my research, my roof is what they call a Built-Up Roof.
It is built layer after layer. A total of 5 layers if I remember
correctly
from the roofer.

Layers of what? Shingles laid on top of old shingles?

I am not sure what flashing means

I think it is the standard size you can buy from Home Depot. They only have one size. ($30 each) The width of the hole is about 6 inches wide?

When it is not raining nut like last Monday, there is no leak. But if the water begins to back up to form a pool, it will leak. And last Monday, the pool of water was 2 to 3 inches deep up there around the drainage. What I did was to rush to Home Depot to buy a water pump and ran the wire and hose to the top and started pumping water away.



wrote in message ...
just wondering how big the hole is in your roof..

http://www.minibite.com/america/malone.htm

boaz wrote:
Hi guys,

I got alot of discouraging comments many posts below.

That often happens to trolls.

R

Tom wrote:
I think it is the standard size you can buy from Home Depot. They only have one size. ($30 each) The width of the hole is about 6 inches wide?

Just getting in here in the middle of things is confusing:
you bought a hole from Home Depot to put into your roof? what? why? I
didn't even know Home Depot sells holes.

I have a hugh house with a flat roof. The drainage is in the back of the roof. It is a square metal tube with edges where you can nail it to the side of the wall. The width of the opening is about 6 inches wide.

The drainage is not wide enough for my roof. So, when it begins to rain very hard, the water is not channelled out fast enough. So, my roof begins to look like a swimming pool. It leaks around the drainage area. I am trying to locate the leak and patch the leaking area.

This place calls it Outlet Boxes Overflow Scuppers. or it maybe the Square Downspout


http://www.awardmetals.com/product_drainage.htm
"z" wrote in message oups.com...

Tom wrote:
I think it is the standard size you can buy from Home Depot. They only have one size. ($30 each) The width of the hole is about 6 inches wide?

Just getting in here in the middle of things is confusing:
you bought a hole from Home Depot to put into your roof? what? why? I
didn't even know Home Depot sells holes.

On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 18:12:03 GMT, "Tom" wrote:

I think it is the standard size you can buy from Home Depot. They only have one size. ($30 each) The width of the hole is about 6 inches wide?

When it is not raining nut like last Monday, there is no leak. But if the water begins to back up to form a pool, it will leak. And last Monday, the pool of water was 2 to 3 inches deep up there around the drainage. What I did was to rush to Home Depot to buy a water pump and ran the wire and hose to the top and started pumping water away.



It's still leaking, just not enough for you to notice.

One thing you need is a bigger drain.

Tom wrote:
I have a hugh house with a flat roof. The drainage is in the back of the roof. It is a square metal tube with edges where you can nail it to the side of the wall. The width of the opening is about 6 inches wide.

The drainage is not wide enough for my roof. So, when it begins to rain very hard, the water is not channelled out fast enough. So, my roof begins to look like a swimming pool. It leaks around the drainage area. I am trying to locate the leak and patch the leaking area.

ay yi yi. time to move the house to arizona.


This place calls it Outlet Boxes Overflow Scuppers. or it maybe the Square Downspout


http://www.awardmetals.com/product_drainage.htm
"z" wrote in message oups.com...

Tom wrote:
I think it is the standard size you can buy from Home Depot. They only have one size. ($30 each) The width of the hole is about 6 inches wide?

Just getting in here in the middle of things is confusing:
you bought a hole from Home Depot to put into your roof? what? why? I
didn't even know Home Depot sells holes.