Water Leaking From Roof To Basement

Roof leaks can cause water to run down your home s foundation and damage your basement ceiling or walls.

Water leaking from roof to basement.

This typically results from detached roof flashing around the chimney or from water backing up from clogged or ice filled eavestroughs. To figure out what s causing the problem tape aluminum foil to your basement wall and inspect it a few days later. Rainwater melting snow or groundwater can saturate the soil around your foundation and leak in. Unsealed gaps around windows above your basement is another cause of moisture damage.

Foundation walls crack and leak when water soaks into the walls and eventually begins to drain inside of your basement. Damp or humid air a musty smell and mold or mildew are also signs that you have excess moisture. Water can leak through cracks or it can penetrate porous concrete or masonry walls in the form of water vapor. Leaks in foundation walls are usually fixed in 1 of 2 ways.

During the winter months blowing snow sits on top of the porch then on slightly warmer days it melts and leaks into the basement. If there signs of water damage or dripping water coming from the ceiling that is directly below an attic space or directly below the roof surface itself there is almost no question that the true cause is a hole or other type of damage in the shingles or other roofing material that make up the roof system. Water leaking from inside the fireplace or hot water tank chimney c. When bad rain storms hit and the wind blows just right the covered roof offers little protection and the rain leaks into the basement.

Given the right conditions water can seep into your house through the foundation walls. Don t assume that just because you don t see water you re in the clear. Identifying roofing system leaks. These leaks are seldom caused by faulty plumbing.

Basement ceilings may suffer damage from leaky plumbing pipes in showers bath tubs and toilets. Are your walls damp to the touch.