Mystery leaks ruining sunroom ceiling

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Author Message   avamarie Citizen Username: Avamarie Post Number: 13 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Monday, November 3, 2003 - 9:46 pm:        Has anyone had experience with leaks in their sunroom ceilings? If so, do you have any suggestions? We have water damage on the ceiling of our sunroom in the same spots over and over. In the past five years we have replaced the roof, had several contractors check it out (one caulked gaps between the shingles of the siding, another checked out the window above it and removed caulk covering the weep holes in the sill). No luck in resolving it yet.   jgberkeley Supporter Username: Jgberkeley Post Number: 3274 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Tuesday, November 4, 2003 - 9:19 am:        Have you considered condensation as the cause. Warm moist air in contact with cold object, water is released from the air and drips.   avamarie Citizen Username: Avamarie Post Number: 14 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Tuesday, November 4, 2003 - 2:30 pm:        Thanks for you're response jgberkely. No, I haven't and none of the contractors I've previously dealt with have either. There is no room above the sunroom. Although there is a radiator in the room, the room is pretty cold when it's cold outside and of course very hot when it's hot outside. I haven't noticed a difference in the rate of water damage between the various seasons. However, when it's sunny the roof does get hit directly and strongly by the sun. Would insulation help...we'd have to have it blown in to the space between the ceiling and roof if this is even wise or possible. P.S. We've also replaced and continualy clean our gutters.   bobk Supporter Username: Bobk Post Number: 3767 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Tuesday, November 4, 2003 - 2:56 pm:        I will still bet on some sort of leak. Is there a relationship between rain and the amount of water? If I had to make a wild a** guess I would say that the step flashing (or lack thereof) between the sunroom roof and the side of the house is to blame. One of the contractors appears to have tried to fix this with caulk, but step flashing is the way to go.   Liz Citizen Username: Mschiquita Post Number: 45 Registered: 7-2003 Posted on Friday, November 7, 2003 - 11:36 am:        We had a big trauma with our sunroom roof too. Tried 'everything' and them our roofer, Scott of Scott's Roofing found that the issue was that when our gutters were put on the copper underlay of the roof, which is supposed to be secured under the gutters when they go on, was creating an opportunity for the water to get in. Now, we finally did have the slate taken off and asphalt put on, the copper (maybe this is step flashing???) was properly fixed under the gutters and we haven;t had probs since. Maybe there is something here that can help you - I know how frustrating it is! Good Luck!!