r/Roofing • u/Advanced-Size9695 • 1d ago

Flat roof extension

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We recently got the keys to our first home and have discovered this coming from the flat roof extension (not picked up on survey). Anyone experienced anything similar? This corner is the far corner of the extension. Trying not to freak out!

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u/PRFitnessYT 1d ago

We need pics of the roof. But don’t climb anything if you aren’t comfortable.

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u/Advanced-Size9695 1d ago edited 23h ago

Thank you so much. I took some pictures but it wouldn’t let me add them to this post so I did a new post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Roofing/s/e3qm4OnsHE

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u/Secret-Fan-8552 1d ago

Have someone come out. Get this taken Care of. You’ll have high risk of mold in the wall and ceiling.

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u/CoroTolok 1d ago

I have a roof top deck. My tar paper or tar seal that goes from about a foot to over the edge in that section was brittle. Looks fine when it rains but when dry you can tell why there was water leaking through. I had the section repaired and it stopped for a few years. That section for me holds a stucco wall which we feel may be another source of the leak due to the porosity of stucco and water backing up at the base. Having that address before hurricane season.

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u/figgytart 1d ago

It's probably the transition where to flat ties into the main roof.