{"id":86451,"date":"2018-12-14T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T14:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bhgre.com\/bhgrelife\/?p=86451"},"modified":"2019-01-07T21:58:31","modified_gmt":"2019-01-08T02:58:31","slug":"to-stop-a-leak-learn-how-to-investigate-a-metal-roof-properly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bhgre.com\/bhgrelife\/to-stop-a-leak-learn-how-to-investigate-a-metal-roof-properly\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask a Pro Q&#038;A &#8211; To Stop a Leak: Learn how to investigate a metal roof properly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Including damaging your home and threatening your family\u2019s safety, roof leaks pose great dangers. Learn how to seek these hazards out with tips from outdoor pro Carson Arthur.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Question: How can I identify a leak entry spot on a metal roof? My cabin has a 45 percent pitch. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is no easy answer here, especially with a metal roof. If I were to start hunting, I\u2019d be looking at the joints and flashing around the edges. The trouble with roof leaks is water\u2019s ability to travel: the hole may not be where the water is coming in. Best of luck to you!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">-Carson Arthur<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><button class=\"more-link\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/span><\/button><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1241,"featured_media":86461,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,24,25,23],"tags":[1591,111,6161,6151],"class_list":["post-86451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ask-a-pro","category-curb-appeal","category-landscaping-and-lawn-basics","category-outdoor-design","tag-ask-a-pro","tag-carson-arthur","tag-metal-roof","tag-roof-leaks","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ask a Pro Q&amp;A - Learn how to investigate a metal roof properly<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"To Stop a Leak: Learn how to investigate a metal roof properly\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bhgre.com\/bhgrelife\/to-stop-a-leak-learn-how-to-investigate-a-metal-roof-properly\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ask a Pro Q&amp;A - Learn how to investigate a metal roof properly\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bhgre.com\/bhgrelife\/to-stop-a-leak-learn-how-to-investigate-a-metal-roof-properly\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Life\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-12-14T14:00:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-01-08T02:58:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bhgre.com\/bhgrelife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Carson3cabin.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"628\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Elizabeth Byrne\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Elizabeth Byrne\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bhgre.com\\\/bhgrelife\\\/to-stop-a-leak-learn-how-to-investigate-a-metal-roof-properly\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bhgre.com\\\/bhgrelife\\\/to-stop-a-leak-learn-how-to-investigate-a-metal-roof-properly\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Elizabeth Byrne\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bhgre.com\\\/bhgrelife\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8d4f12038f959643f7e76abc39c85540\"},\"headline\":\"Ask a Pro Q&#038;A &#8211; 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