Imagine 30-40 gallons of water over your head at this very minute; enough to fill a normal size water heater. One more drop and it'll be too heavy. One more drop and it will burst through the ceiling onto your desk, computer or sensitive electronic equipment.

The picture below is that nightmare. This is the bottom side of the metal roof of a metal building. The roof has been leaking since it was new. Not a lot. Maybe a few cups of water every time it rained. The water became trapped on top of the vinyl coating of the roof insulation. And the water stayed there. And more water came. And it stayed there.

Fortunately we found the problem before it became a catastrophe for the business owner. What's in your attic?

Tom Sinclair

About the House - Home Inspections

Fairhope, Alabama

(251) 990-3169

www.InspectTestAnalyze.com

 

7 Comments on Gallons of Water Crashing Down

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2007
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what a cool photo... glad you caught it before it popped. would a been a mess. glad we don't have an attic.
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Yikes!  Cool picture, too!
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Such cool things can happen in the real world.  That one would have been "fun" to see go, in a wet and wild sort of way. 
10:14pm • #3
Wow, That is a must see! Good thing you caught it though.  How much was the damage to the ceiling?
10:40pm • #4
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27
2007

Fortunately the building owner called me for an inspection and we caught this before it became a crisis. But it make a great picture!

Tom
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2008
 Nice pic.  Improperly instlalled metal roof.  Probably a bad screw seal.
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2008
 Wow what a pic. I can only imagine the damage it would have caused.
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