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Leaking fibreglass roof - possible crack?

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Spam88 · 25/03/2020 20:13

For the past 2 months there has been water leaking into the corner of my front bay window through a bracket installed for blinds. The bay window is covered by a pre-made fibre glass flat roof. The slow dripping gets worse when it rains then slows down and eventually stops about 2 days after it stops raining.

I have had 2 roofers look at the roof and only one mentioned the crack but didn’t seem to think it was the source of the leak. They have suggested the flashing - the first roofer sealed the gaps but it's still leaking.

Do you think the crack shown is large/major enough for water to penetrate the fibre glass and drip down into my bay window?

I poured around 3 litres of water onto the crack today to see if I could get it to leak but so far nothing. But I’m not sure how much water it may need. The roof was installed factory made I believe by Barratts in 2016. There is no pooling and water runs off it fine.

Leaking fibreglass roof - possible crack?
Leaking fibreglass roof - possible crack?
Leaking fibreglass roof - possible crack?
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wowfudge · 25/03/2020 21:12

My gut feeling is that the crack isn't the issue. The thing with leaks when it's raining is that the wind can be a factor too. It sounds as though the water is getting under something somehow then dripping through.

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