Roof leak detection
Finding where the water actually gets in
Skylights reach a point where reflashing is not enough — a rotted frame, a failed sealed unit with moisture between the panes, or a unit old enough that compatible flashing is no longer made. Replacement is roof work as much as window work, because the flashing kit and its relationship to the surrounding courses is what keeps water out. A new unit fitted with old or improvised flashing leaks exactly like the one it replaced.
Riceboro sits close enough to the water that salt air is part of the roofing equation, and it is the part most people miss. Salt accelerates corrosion on every metal component up there — flashing, fasteners, drip edge, vent collars — so the parts of a roof that are supposed to outlast the shingles often do not. Add hurricane exposure, where Liberty County takes both the wind and the horizontal rain that comes with it, and the older housing stock near the water with its steeper pitches, slate and tile sections and complex roof geometry, and the result is a market where leaks cluster at the junctions rather than in the open field of the roof.
Riceboro has a population of about 615, and the housing stock here sets the pattern for what fails first on a roof.
On some units yes, where the sealed unit is a serviceable part and the frame is sound. On older or sealed-frame models the whole unit is the replacement item.
The courses around the opening have to be lifted and reinstated regardless, so it is worth checking the surrounding area while access is there. On an older roof it is often sensible to do both together.
Finding where the water actually gets in
Stains, bulges and damp patches inside
Ponding, seams and parapet flashing
Airflow that stops condensation and ice dams
Bruising and granule loss
Remaining-life letter for a sale or insurer
You will get a straight answer on whether Riceboro needs someone out today or whether it can wait — before anyone quotes you for anything.
Call (229) 592-0097