leaky roofs
Water-admitting house tops
Leaky roofs are roofs that allow water to penetrate, typically through damaged shingles, worn seals, or structural gaps.
The phrase often appears in discussions of neglected maintenance or substandard housing: The tenants complained of leaky roofs and broken heaters.
A leaky roof stands as shorthand for building deterioration generally.
- drippingRendered cooking fat
- water damageDestruction from liquid intrusion
- shinglesOverlapping roof cladding
- ceiling stainsDiscolored patches on upper surface
- bucketsOpen-top carrying vessels
water stains · missing shingles · bucket brigade · mold · damp · patches · tarps · gutters · attic · rain · rainy season · ice dam · moisture · rotting · tiles · flashing · puddles · musty
- weather damagestorm damage, wind damage, hail damage, flood damage, tornado damage
- Urban Problemsurban blight, blight, abandoned buildings, vacant lots, crime rates