Good day to all,

I facing issue with roof leakage, water has been sipping thru the gap and the ceiling wall has been damped and start to grow mold like black spot. The roof design are roof tiles, the tiles design is so unique that you could not even find it from hardware store, i believe the contractor bought it at bargain price to construct houses.

The affected area are:

1. car porch
2. master bed room toilet
3. 2nd floor room toilet
4. Kitchen area.

Initially was 1 of the 2nd floor rooms have roof leak, car porch leakage, now even the master bed room toilet are having roof leakage as well, the house was really badly construct with cheap material. things starting failing and fall apart now, it's only 6 years of age only.

Beside this, i having issue with 2nd floor toilet, water sipping thru the gap and reach group floor plaster ceiling (kitchen area), clearly there is no water proofing done on the toilet floor, we have stop using the 2nd floor toilet for bathing to further prevent the issue spreading.

But my main concern is to get roof leakage fix rest of repair i look into it bit by bit, i had no idea how much the cost will be. i once called up a plumper - roof leak repair for ask for solution, they told me the roof has to be inspect before they could conclude the cost, the method to solve the roof leak, they will add piece of zinc or stainless - steel sheet underneath the tiles follow by they using silicon filler to fill up gaps (tile by tile). He never show up in the end due to busy and tight schedule.

i foreseen the entire roof need to be reinforce, since so many area affect and leaking now, no point for me to repair area by area.

Can some kind soul here provide valuable input on most cost effective way to roof repair and prevention.


Best Regards
Luke

This post has been edited by FerrariST: Dec 20 2013, 10:19 AM

From what i have observed, there are 4 reasons for a roof leaking. I'm sure there are more, but i think, these are the main ones:

1. Roof tiles mis-aligned. The wind blew and its not parallel anymore. As sure, the rain will leak through.

2. Roof tiles are broken. Water leaks through.

3. There is usually a galvanised iron (gi) or zinc sheet folded into an "L" between the wall and roof tiles. The gaps between the GI and wall are filled with silicon. The silicon will last a few years afterwhich it will leak water in.

4. Roof profile often have different angles and edges. Where two roof tiles meet at an angle, typically there is a type of black oil wax paper (or something like that) to flow the water away, if this thingey is broken or torn, water will flow in.

Hope this gives you a better idea of why your house leaks.

Take a picture of the roof tile. You have to replace some broken tiles.

Raining everyday now.
Advise your side to replace the broken tiles as soon as possible.
You can take some photos if possible, see how we can assist and advise with you here.

Take good care when climbing up the roof as well.......

Where is your location?

I suggest you go in the roof attic, search where the water coming in, from there you can narrow down then water source, than only climb on top of the roof.

Sometime water maybe coming from other place, like windows frame, floor slab when floor fully cured and crack.

Whatever you do, please be careful. Roof and attic cannot simply step, you need to step on the support.

Thanks fellows for the valuable input, i'll try to snap picture of the affected area.

For roof tile i wasn't what are the cause, like what you guys has mention, either wear and tear and it start to broke or misalignment due to strong wind blow.

I won't be climbing inside the roof, as im not confident enough.

This post has been edited by FerrariST: Dec 23 2013, 03:27 PM

I am looking for a reliable roof leaking repair contractor too, area is Rawang. Please PM me, thanks.

How much is it to put zinc sheet below roof for 220 dsl house?
A guy quoted me 10k. Cannot be expected right?

news update:

zinc sheet come in a roll of 3 ft x 65ft. one dsl need 7-8 roll. hardware selling 160 per roll.

remove tiles and lay zinc sheet, if water leak the water will fall follow the slope and will not collect at zinc sheet since it's lay sloping.

prevent thief since it's another step to cut and open up the zinc. not all thiefs are well equiped. lol

indon renovator charging me labour rm5000 after nego. i think reasonable. since they need to open up old tiles, lay zinc and cover with tiles back. material include zinc sheet, new timber and roof tiles for roof if the old one is worn.

My Neighbour done rm4000
House size 20x80

Any good contractor to recoment for roof leak job?

hey guys, seems like roof leaks are common place today, but the best option is to always get a second or third opinion before you invest on your roof over your head.

I myself have recently fixed a few leaks form my roof issues, luckily my uncle and close family friend Mr Teh may be able to quote you and also give you a reasonable price, he has been doing this for the past 15 years, and only recently I have brought him to this new world of internet and websites ahaha . but If you are looking for good, cheap, cost effective and quality, then I suggest you give him a call, Mr Teh 012-6721130 Call/Wassap , no harm in just getting a quote at the end of the day the choice is still yours : )

You can also view his recent website at (website omitted)

Thanks for those who support my uncle ya!

Some of the work he has done for my moms home; https://pictr.com/image/7LLt5P

Update on this post "8 August 2023":. apparently i found out that Mr Fix is no longer run by the owner, its was sold to another company and taken over by new management.

This post has been edited by genex5: Sep 8 2023, 01:28 PM

Can he fix this?

I contacted him that day, he laugh at me and hang up! WTF.

@genex5 fyi !


seems like a contractor that will leave you High and Dry ..

and seem there is a promoter here say how GOOD this contractor is .
is this the service quality you expect ?
please DONT recommend him again ... i will troll you .



This post has been edited by Momo33: Sep 28 2020, 11:44 AM

just to add another reliable contractor into the list roof repair malaysia is one dependable company for all kind of roofing services in malaysia.

You've pretty much nailed the common reasons behind 'em:

Tiles go wonky from the wind, and rain sneaks in.
Broken tiles? Yep, they're like leaky gates for water.
That silicon seal on the galvanized sheet gets tired and starts leaking.
Those black waxy paper things in the roof's nooks and crannies? When they're torn, water finds its way in.
If you ever have roof troubles or want to prevent 'em, Mr. Alex from Master Roof is the go-to guy. Reach him at 018-3788226

Learned so much from him, and just want to support him as he was the one who settled my roof leaks and hope he can guide you to the same direction as well. haha.




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