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TOPIC: I Have An Existing Metal Roof and Have A Question

water getting into back porch soffits so much they are bowing with water

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I have a standard double-wide home with a built-on back porch. When the metal roof was laid the contractor simply took the metal roof from the house and overlapped it with the metal roof from the porch (approx 3 inch overlap). Now when it rains, the water is somehow getting under the metal porch roof and running into the soffit that I have on the porch to the point that the soffit has so much water in it that it's about to bow under with the weight. I am not sure whether they have installed the roof correctly with the proper pieces. I went up and took several photos that I hope will help. Thanks so muchRoof Picture 1.jpgRoof Picture 2.jpgRoof Picture 3.jpgRoof Picture 4.jpg

Russell Foster
Rain coming in on porch

6/4/2018
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Is is the full width of the soffit/porch or just in certain sections?

Eric Novotny
Eric Novotny
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6/4/2018
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