A leaky porch roof is caused by numerous reasons but it is most probably due to damage in the flashing and not the roofing material unless the roofing material is too old and nearing the end of its life.
Fixing a porch roof.
It s a 10 foot by 10 foot interior porch with a gable roof and a door cut through the living room wall.
It has plastered interior walls and an the exterior walls are painted lapped cedar.
Roof repair kits come with all the supplies you need to patch up a roof.
The porch foundation was done with concrete pads and posts.
Many of them include caulk for sealing cracks as well as patches for treating larger areas of damage on the roof membrane.
Getting a kit means you don t have to hunt down the individual components you need for a repair.
For years the porch did not move much and we had no winter mice.
Cracks in the shingles can also be the culprit especially if the shingles are underneath a tree branch.