A flat roof holds water after every storm above a ceiling
- What homeowners notice
- A homeowner notices a stain on a top-floor ceiling after each heavy rain. The flat roof above it stands in water for several days, and the drain is partly filled with grit.
- What we do
- The roofer clears the drain, measures its height against the low point of the roof and records the depth of the pond after a dry day. The drain is re-set, the seam nearest the stain is probed and re-sealed, and the attic is checked for the wet path.
- What to expect
- The written record shows the drain now empties the basin, the photographs show the reset, and the homeowner is told which lines were not in the scope and would need a separate visit.