A water stain may look like a large puddle on the ceiling often ringed with brown.
How do you tell where your roof is leaking.
Sometimes there s a drip.
5 signs that your roof is leaking.
Moisture marks brown yellow or grey stains and peeling paint on walls and or ceilings could all indicate a damaged leaking roof.
How to find a leak in a roof.
Often water runs to openings in the vapor barrier such as at ceiling light fixtures.
Looking for roof leaks on the outside of your house.
However it may not look like that.
There s a water stain.
Sometimes the water shows up at a ceiling spot distant from the leak.
If your ceiling has a plastic vapor barrier between the drywall and the attic insulation push the insulation aside and look for flow stains on the plastic.
Perform an indoor inspection.
Boots the rubber seals that are around the electric service and plumbing vent pipes air vents and exhaust fan flashing.