My Plastic Shed Roof Is Leaking

If you originally bought it at home depot go there with the measurement of your roof.

My plastic shed roof is leaking.

To check for leaks you ll need to look out for discoloration on the inside roof and walls of the shed. Check plumbing vent boots and roof vents if water is entering from that area to cause the leaking roof. Stretch the plastic across the general area of the leak. Skip navigation sign in.

Lets get this sorted. Is your shed leaking. Either one you can secure with sheet metal screws and then put sealant over those and the seams and you ll be good to go. Put a few sheets of tin roofing on it or you can get those plastic corrugated wavy sheets and place them over the old roof.

After that nail another two by four to the first making a sandwich to hold the plastic. Plastic garden or tool sheds are the least expensive alternative for keeping tools dry and out of the elements. Check the sides of the shed for dark patches or streaks as this may indicate dripping or running water. Take a roll of plastic preferably 6 mil polyethylene and wrap it around a two by four stapling the plastic to it.

Look for cracks in the base of flexible rubber flashing or broken seams in metal varieties of vent pipe flashing. Joshua peek 191 730 views. Lets get this sorted. Eventually a plastic shed may crack due to sunlight exposure which dries the plastic.

Go on to the roof when it is safe to do so. Is your shed leaking.