Roofing question

Figured I’d try and glean some knowledge from the IDO crew..

Here’s my issue. This last winter I noticed a small amount of water drip down into a light fixture. I looked in the attic as best I could (a vaulted ceiling with blown in insulation so can’t really climb in there real well) and while I didn’t see any dripping water (and have had no further leak etc.), I did notice a few spots on the underside of the roof where it appears the plywood between the trusses is cracked/bowed. My guess – and it’s just a guess – is maybe the heavy snow did that. One spot appeared damp during the winter but has since dried out. I’d like to contact a Rochester-area roofing guy to come take a look/give me an estimate.

My questions:

Any recommendations on Rochester area guys/companies to contact? Feel free to PM me.

Do you think this might be covered by insurance if it was due to heavy snow?

General thoughts?

Thanks guys.

I’m no expert, but it could be that the deep snow blocked your vents, so proper attic circulation was stopped and you had some condensation issues.

Water in your light fixture could simply be condensation. If your house was built in the last 20-30 years you likely have a vapor barrier on the ceiling and a light fixture is common place that doesn’t get sealed and a lot of air gets passed through a small area. When warm moist air meets cold air( which we had a lot of this year) you get condensation. If you had extra people in the house for an extended period or a lot of extra activity in the house the moisture content will go way up. I had customer call mW about a leak around Christmas and the first thing I asked him how guests he had over the holidays, he thought I was crazy until I explained it to him and that’s what it was. As far as the plywood goes it could just be the plies seperating. But if you’re uncomfortable call a contractor, they shouldn’t charge you to look.

Thanks guys. Yeah, I also assumed maybe it was “just” condensation too. I crawled on top of the roof (not something I’d encourage doing, whew) and did see that couple of the roof vents were plugged. I shoveled snow away from those 2 vents so maybe that “cured” the issue. Just was a little worried at the cracked plywood etc. I sure appreciate the tips/info.

We had shingles put on a rental home in Saint Charles last summer. We got 3 estimates and KW Billman in Rochester came in the lowest bid. I would recommend you give them a call, seemed very professional and installation was done in one day.

As someone who works in the industry I can tell you for 100% certain that the way to insure you are getting the best job done is to go with the lowest bid you can find- NOT!!!!!!!!!

I can tell you that the difference between a cheap job and a great job is really not much money and will make a huge difference in how your roof looks and lasts. Not to mention that it will help protect the largest single investment that most people will ever make.

“The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten”- Benjamin Franklin

I don’t disagree with you. Just looking for advice, and for tips on who to call locally that is honest and gives solid advice.

You can have a home inspector with a infra red find any of those issues too

Ronningen Roofing in Rochester. Great service and top quality work.

Yes give Eric Ronningen a call. He’s a member on here.

If you want to find out what kind of shape your roof is in then call a good roofer, he will notice most if not all the problem areas before they even tear off the shingles. A good roofer has the experience to do the best for you.

This is not an uncommon problem,but usually the cracks in decking are caused by water that was already getting through somehow. It is very easy to fix by yourself with some plywood or OSB decking and new shingles. Now, I do not know how much of a handy man you are but this is something I would fix myself. Before I joined the military, I was a roofer for about 5 years and always found that it is extremely easy to replace decking provided you know how to put new shingles on the roof.

Who ever you decide to go with DO NOT CALL ABOVE ALL ROOFING! They did my neighbors roof a few years ago and slapped on new shingles over plywood that was rotting unbeknown to my neighbor. They had to replace the roof two years later, the second time they went with steel and a new contractor.

This is great additional info. I don’t think I’ll tackle this myself. I sure hope it’s minor whatever the issue is – if there is an issue. Got a call into Ronnigen so will see how it goes.