11 jan 2007 messages.
Roof leaking into cavity wall.
If tile grout has broken down water may be entering the wall through cracks between tiles allowing a small amount of water to enter the wall cavity and drain down to the ceiling below.
Wall flashing roof wall flashing errors and causes of leaks and roof wall intersection flashing to prevent leaks or water damage.
Leaks on tile roofs only when it rains heavy no sarking under the roof tiles.
The solution is to re grout and reseal the tile.
Rustlehobs 24 dec 2015.
Points out the white caulk that was installed as a stopgap measure where the builder has installed a bay window into a stuccoed wall without proper roof wall flashing red arrow.
If there is a strong musty smell near a certain area of your wall there could be a water leak or mold growth behind it.
New garage roof leaking at main house wall.
Roof tiles start to do poorly when the roof pitch gets less than 20 degrees.
Leaking into wall cavity.
Rustlehobs 24 dec 2015 in forum.
Discussion in roofing and guttering started by cobson 11 jan 2007.
The leaks tend to be located under or near windows skylights and along the transition to an attached garage where there is step flashing.
Roof is roughly 12 12 pitch with kneewall height of about 40 in.
Low pitched roof tiles.
Wall cavities affected by water damage are vulnerable to mold growth which also has a pungent musty odor.
Mold on walls and baseboards.