My house was built in 1870. It is an Italianate. Flat roof with built in gutters (shallow depressions around the edges that are supposed to collect the water and carry it to the downspouts).
Someone put a rubber roof on in 1988. Lord knows how many other layers are under that.
The gutters no longer function very well. There are low spots both on the roof and in the gutters. They tend to clog up easily. I just went up there to get the leaves off so the water will at least stop dripping through the ceiling.
The rubber has been patched here and there, but it's just too old.
I know the solution is to tear off all the old roofs and put a pitched roof on, but I don't have an extra gazillion dollars laying around. Besides, why fix the roof when termites are eating it from the bottom anyways? It's a race...what will destroy the house first!
Any ideas for a cheap or temp fix? Is there a way to build up the low spots in the gutters? How can I put screens on the downspout holes when they are just little holes in the bottom of the gutter? If I lay screen over them, won't that just clog up as well?
Thanks
Jena
Someone put a rubber roof on in 1988. Lord knows how many other layers are under that.
The gutters no longer function very well. There are low spots both on the roof and in the gutters. They tend to clog up easily. I just went up there to get the leaves off so the water will at least stop dripping through the ceiling.
The rubber has been patched here and there, but it's just too old.
I know the solution is to tear off all the old roofs and put a pitched roof on, but I don't have an extra gazillion dollars laying around. Besides, why fix the roof when termites are eating it from the bottom anyways? It's a race...what will destroy the house first!
Any ideas for a cheap or temp fix? Is there a way to build up the low spots in the gutters? How can I put screens on the downspout holes when they are just little holes in the bottom of the gutter? If I lay screen over them, won't that just clog up as well?
Thanks
Jena