Here is the good news: Clearing a roof drain is one of the cheapest, easiest maintenance tasks you can do. It takes five minutes and costs nothing.
When we think about roof maintenance, we usually picture missing shingles, cracked flashing, or rusted gutters. But there is a hidden menace lurking just out of sight that causes more catastrophic water damage than almost any other roofing issue: clogged roof drain
: If you see an animal or the clog is in a buried line, contact a specialist. 🛡️ Prevention Strategies Here is the good news: Clearing a roof
It starts with a simple blockage. Leaves, twigs, dirt, bird nests, or even a forgotten tennis ball cover the metal grate of the drain. The rain keeps falling, but the water has nowhere to go. But there is a hidden menace lurking just
: Puddles forming on low spots of a flat roof indicate drainage failure.