How dry for how long is dried-in before insulation?
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opaone
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoMore photos of the house here: http://bamasotan.us
2nd level: There is supposed to be a window where the plywood is so this is water coming in through there. They are waiting on the roofers to do solder a pan in to place before installing the window.
1st level: I believe this is from the missing window above.
2nd level: There are actually two different leaks here. On the left appears to be from the area of the roof missing shingles while waiting on stone for a faux chimney (mechanicals exhaust). On the right appears to be from a saddle on a different chimney running up the exterior wall.
This has dried a bit but you can still see where it's wet. I'm guessing that this is either no WRB yet (coming on Monday) or that the standing seam steel roof over the porch is not yet installed or a combination of both. The top of the porch roof line runs along this wall about 6" below the window.
There are a half dozen others somewhat similar to these. There are 4 that appear to be drips from the missing roof around the faux chimney. Each drip has produced a puddle about 12" in diameter.
opaone
5 years agoOne more photo. This is in the lower level bedroom. This appears to be coming in from the not yet complete due to winter outdoor (porch) fireplace & chimney.
Water is also coming in to the wine/root storage room below the front stoop. That room will not be insulated so I'm less concerned about it from a timing standpoint though it may be a more difficult fix than the others because it shouldn't be leaking (vs the others that are known leaks due to incomplete exterior bits that would be expected to eliminate the leaks).
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