How to spot a roof leak before it reaches your ceiling
By the time a stain appears on a ceiling, water has usually been getting in for weeks. Here is what to look for first — and why the leak is rarely directly above the damp patch.

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By the time a stain appears on a ceiling, water has usually been getting in for weeks. Here is what to look for first — and why the leak is rarely directly above the damp patch.
High winds do predictable things to a roof. Here is what to check once it is safe to go outside, what needs a roofer today, and what can honestly wait.
Moss is not automatically a problem — but it is not automatically harmless either. The damage comes from what it does with water, not from the moss itself.
Most roofs that get replaced could have been repaired, and some roofs that get repaired should have been replaced years ago. Here is how the decision actually works.
A damp patch on a chimney breast gets replastered, dries out, and comes back the following winter. Here is what is actually going on above it.
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