Roof Leaks Are A Good Thing

Roof leaks actually are a good thing for the condition of the roof, that is. It may not be a great thing for the people inside the building or the ceiling tiles that collapse, or the carpet that just got soaked.

But when it comes to the condition of the roof, it helps by allowing water to exit the roof system. Oftentimes water gets into your roof from problems on top of your roof that you didn't even know existed. If that happens, and the water travels through all the roof layers and finds an opening in the deck, that's when water comes into the building, and a leak occurs.

Again, water exiting the roof system is a good thing. Alternatively, the water never exits the roof system. It doesn't make its way through every layer or doesn't find an opening in the deck. That's when real problems exist.

That's when saturation occurs, and all kinds of ancillary expenses have to be incurred to correct problems that could have been avoided. The best way to avoid this, get annual inspections done, identify problems on your roof, and proactively take care of emergency openings even before leaks occur.