How to fix leaking patio roof?

Josh7

Good morning, 

Attached you can see our patio gable (second photo). The first photo (with the blue line) shows where water is leaking when raining. 

Is there an easy, temporary fix for this? I am a pen pusher so anything practical takes me a lot of time as there's learning involved, and ideally I'd like to have it fixed for a function this weekend. The leaking water is clearly not going into the gutter but is running off somewhere on the roof. Could it be related to the valley? Assuming applying silicone underneath would be a rookie mistake as the water needs to go somewhere and will. 

EricL

Hello @Josh7 

My apologies for the late reply, I've been thinking about your problem for a while now and all I can suggest is to get a handy person to have a look and see what is causing the overflow into your fascia. You are absolutely correct in your analysis that the rain if blocked will flow somewhere else and this overflow could cause more damage. Perhaps there is just a blockage in your gutter that is causing it to overflow in that area? At this point all we can do is speculate and the only way to find out what is causing the overflow is to inspect it.

For the meantime if you truly want to address this leak temporarily, I suggest putting a Brutus 25 x 25 x 2.5mm x 2.4m Angle Building Moulding right where the leak is occurring and using duct tape to keep it in place. The plastic angle will act like a small gutter and guide the dripping water to the end. 

Let me call on our experienced members @Dave-1 and @Nailbag for their recommendations.

If you need further assistance, please let us know.

Eric