It's time to replace the metal roofing on my house. At the same time I need to address the poor building design that has led to water leaks. The end walls of the house extend up past the roof line. The end rafters of the house are set into these concrete end walls. Water runs down the inside of the endwalls, under the edges of the metal roofing and has begun to rot the end rafters. I can think of two remedies. The first, remove the top of the end walls above the roof line (about 2ft) and extend the roof out over the end walls. The second, install flashing or metal roofing sheets over the tops of the end walls that run down to the roof at an angle preventing rain from running into the roof/endwall junction.
I would appreciate any thoughts on these two alternatives or any other methods to correct this problem.
I have attached two photos of the east end wall.
thanks
I would appreciate any thoughts on these two alternatives or any other methods to correct this problem.
I have attached two photos of the east end wall.
thanks