Sunday 7th February 2010
by admingeistswoman asked:
Last night there was a huge thunderstorm in my area. When the rain was coming down at its hardest, I heard dripping coming from the attic. Turns out water was coming in around the attic fan. Do I need to call a roofer or will a handyman be able to do something? I’ve lived in this house for two years and have never had a water problem. The roof itself is about 5-7 years old.

Before you call anyone, ask yourself a few questions. Was it windy while raining, was it a heavy down pour? What has probably occured, was that when it was raining, the rain was being blown sideways/horizontal. When it rains like this, it can cause a leak where you normally would not have a problem, like wall vents, windows and roof flashing’s. You can check (if you know what to look for) the area around the fan yourself. While looking at it, ask yourself “could the wind have caused this drip, did it leak in a normal (heavy rain w/ no wind) rain. If it was only a slight drip in a heavy windy storm, I would bet this is what happened. You can also go up in the attic, look around the vent fan itself and see if you can see signs of where the water entered. BE THE WATER.
I agree with rrspiker. I guess it depends upon the individual you have as your handyman but I know my handyman could do that job so yours may also.
handyman is fine but check refrences anyway
A capable handyman should be able to fix it. It probably just need some caulking around the seals.
some of the best handymen that i know are the best roofers that i know
let the handyman look at it.