Roof Leak Repair in Katy, TX

Not Every Ceiling Stain Is the Roof

Katy houses are slab-on-grade, so the air handler sits in the attic, with its condensate pan and drain line above the ceiling, and the upstairs supply plumbing often runs through the same space. A stain after a dry week is more likely one of those than a roof leak. A stain that appears only during and just after rain, or only when the wind pushes rain sideways, points at the roof, most often at a penetration or a wall intersection rather than at the field of shingles.

A dry-day attic inspection separates the two. The contractor looks at the underside of the decking around each penetration, follows the staining to its highest point, and checks the air handler pan.

What Happens If It Is Left Alone

In a hot, wet attic a slow leak has time to do more than stain paint. Insulation saturates and packs down, the sheathing softens, and mold has both the moisture and the temperature it wants. A leak that shows up as a small spot on a bedroom ceiling has usually been active for some time. Getting the source stopped comes first; drying out what got wet is a separate job for a separate trade.