Winterizing your Roof

Roof preservation takes place in your homes interior and exterior and before harsh winter weather sets in is a good time to take proper precautions.

Outdoors:

• Clean all rubbish off the roof
• Remove old caulking and roofing adhesives, reapply.
• Check flashing for warps or damage. Secure it to siding or other surface.

Indoors:

• Install insulation (in attic or crawl space) to prevent icing.
• Inspect ceiling and walls from the bottom up. If you see or feel moisture your roof could have a leak.

Temporary Fixes:

• If you can see the leak in your ceiling, attach a string to the leak's location, place a bucket under it.
• For small holes in the shingles where the metal flashing meets another part of the roof or structure, use some cold applied plastic cement, first making sure the area of the roof you are fixing is clean.
• Patch a damaged shingle with a piece of metal flashing by placing it under the damaged area.