Show Tells TelIs of Metho Methods s to Prevent Leaky Roofs Drippy leaks that with come every ery rain or snow storm im Irritate the nerves as well as cause damage to furniture walls and floors J J. J Paul Atwood writes of ways was to prevent leaks of the roof in the Peoples People's Home Journal He advises the placing of a n new flashing flushing around the time chimney or standpipe stand standpipe standpipe pipe on the roof to close a bad ball leak leal Buy some flashing he lie says copper Is best but hut you ou may u use e lead zinc or galvanized Iron Mark out ont n good good- sized area around the time pipe and carefully carefully care care- fully remove the shingles Then fit fita a n piece of metal around the vent pipe pille as well as over the area aren that you have hn uncovered and nail it down with good hood rust proof nails To prevent rain or snow from working Its wa way down dawn between be he- between tween the pipe and the flashing get a threaded iron cap and md screw v th this down Next you must relay the shin shin- Drive the nails in a n few Inches from Crom where the old ones were i The most vulnerable portions of a roof continues this writ writer cr are the valleys s 's the ridge the gutters putters and the slopes lopes where chimney dormer or other structure penetrate A roof with a few angles few penetrations and a good slope Is the best The slope should never he be less than thirty de degrees with the horizontal and all projections should be kept l n a away away- from the valleys If they arent aren't there is bound to be trouble for the snow and water will not be a able le to flow now ofT off freely and after a n w while lle it will back up work Its way under the shingles continually forcing them further open until you OU have r 9 sized good-sized leak lenk |