Why is my house so wet on the inside? I have new roof but now have water stains in bedroom likes it’s leaking
Posted by admin in Mold In Basement Saturday, 29 October 2011 16:49 5 Comments
In March we gota new roof.My windows get really wet on the inside ecspecially at night. The ceilings are getting water marks as if they are leaking.When we checked the attic the beams are dripping water but the roof is dry. We are ecspecially having a problem in a back bedroom.The roofing company says the roof is not leaking but if you seen this room you would think it was.At first when we had rain it looked like a light mark only in the corner.Now it’s getting worse every time it rains. The water stains start at the seam of where the wall and ceiling meet and now are now extending inward about 4 feet. I am starting to notice little black dots up there could it be mold? We have a basement and a crawl attic.Both insulated. The house is a ranch with aluminum siding. Basement waterproofed by Everdry we are running dehumidifier constantly.Could the house be under or over insulated?We have 3 yr old windows in living room. Old throughtout the rest. This is baffling us what shoud we try nex
A. bad roofing company and they put extra holes in your roof and don’t want to fix the issue or get sued over it.
B. the new roof sealed off your attic space so well that now its like a sauna box and since there is no air flow all the warm air from the house is condensing in the attic space in turn causing water to fall back down.
all attics need to breath…either by an end slit window or vents under the over hang of the roof. make sure these are not blocked by insulation or new roofing materials.
since you already described water dripping, marks on drywall, etc….be prepared to redo all the insulation in the attic and most likely new drywall on all ceilings affected. otherwise this will turn into black mold and it will cost you more than the house to fix. let alone kill you and your family.
might want to get experts in on this one and check your home owners insurance for any coverage.
is your roof a older style terracotta tiles or concrete tiles, and you got them steam clean to the pristine, if thats the cast then what’s happened is you’ve actually knock all the protective layer off it and as such the tiles become porous until the mould and algae grow another weatherproof layer on it, so your roof tiles are a bit like a sift at the moment, what you may want to do is put a plastic underlay beneath the tiles or give the thing another coat.
if it’s nothing to do with tiles then it’s probably tree leaves blocking up your gutters and it’s overflowing through the ceiling space, so do a visual inspection and cut down the trees, see if that helps, if not get an expert in.
1. Determine if you had the moisture problem before getting the new roof put in; other leaks; water damage?
2. If not, then it is most likely a problem with the new roof. Check the company’s warranty policy and request them to come out and check it again; repair.
3. Obtain an independent home inspector to check for all household problems particularly the moisture/water (the type that inspect prior to home purchases).
4. If it persists to be the new roof and the company does not comply to repair and/or re-roof, follow up with your local news consumer defender, or the consumer fraud division of the state attorney generals office to assist in obtaining reparations.
5. Seek legal counsel; small claims court suit (depending on the amount of damage estimates).
The black dots are probably mold developing. Your insulation may even be getting wet. This could lead to sheet-rock repair, damaged (wet) wiring-just a big mess. Suggest you not delay in getting this cleared up. Mold is unhealthy!
Best of luck.
it sounds like you have a problem with dampness which can be caused by numerous ways. water can be soaked up from the ground by masonry products & show signs up high like you have described. Did the waterproofer guarantee the work for at least 10 years ? If not i would start with that. Also check for dampness signs on out side of your house especially at ground level. You could also have a leaking water pipe in your ceilling or wall.
There are a lot of clues here. If your windows are getting real wet, that says there is a lot of humidity in the house. My guess is that you have electric heat?
It still could be a roof leak. Roof leaks can travel some distance down the rafters before showing up…follow the rafters from that stained area up towards the peak of the house, because if the roof is leaking it could start at the peak and follow the rafter all the way down. Put a hose on the roof, starting down at the eaves, while someone watches inside, then slowly move the hose up. Look for any sorts of vents or other things that penetrate the roof above that stained area. The attic needs to be vented, but any decent roofing company knows this, and knows how to calculate the amount of venting needed. Also, look for broken plumbing vents pipes, bath or kitchen exhaust ducts in the attic that could be putting extra moisture in it.
If the insulation is fiberglas, it will dry out and be ok. If the drywall doesn’t swell or buckle, the stains can be covered over with a primer like “Kilz” or “Bins” and repainted once the problem is fixed.
No, too much insulation isn’t the problem, but too little will cause humidity in the house to condense against the cold ceiling…look at the insulation over the wet spots and be sure it doesn’t have gaps in it there.
Where is this house? North? South?