Some time ago, the Indonesian Climatology and Geophysics Meteorology Agency (BMKG) predicted that rainfall intensity would still be high for the next few weeks. This natural phenomenon that cannot be prevented certainly has its own impact on the house we live in. Generally in the form of high humidity and rainwater seepage due to cracked or broken material. Here are the problems on the roof of a house that is often found during the rainy season.

Problems with the roof of the house
The roof of the house is one of the building elements that is directly affected by rainwater. Good roof construction and covering material will avoid the problem of fatal leakage. Generally the part of the roof that often leaks in the area of ??wuwungan (rooftop), gutters (the intersection of the roof tiles) and tile quality, and the slope of the roof is too gentle. In the wuwungan usually cracks occur in the mortar. As a result of exposure to heat and rain, its resistance will shrink and cracks occur.

Rainwater seepage also occurs in gutters, meeting between tiles with certain roof designs. In this section we often use plastic carpet, aluminum and zinc as a chamfer. The material has an age limit, will gradually get brittle and rust. The quality of tile can also affect the rain water seepage and tampias. Tiles that lack quality cause installation is not tight and brittle. Likewise, the shape of the roof is too gentle, so that rain water can turn around and enter through the gaps between the tiles. Sloping roofs can slow down the flow of rainwater that falls.

Resolve roof problems
Problems on the roof can be anticipated and prevented by making a good roof. To wuwungan (nok) we can add a leak-proof coating. The application is similar to ordinary painting. In that area all the concrete in the wuwungan is coated with a leak-proof coating. Usually there are additional fibers to bind the concrete with a leak-proof coating. For the gutter area, we can replace the non-durable material with a clay gutter. These gutters resemble inverted wuwungan and are made with quite good tile material. Installation on certain roof designs that bring the roof together in one corner. Usually the roofs of tropical design houses often have this gutter corner.

Selection of tile quality can also prevent rainwater leakage in the future. Quality tile has precision and good density when compiled. We can also use variants of other roofing materials such as asphalt, steel, concrete and others. If replacing the tile feels too burdensome, we can coat the bottom of the tile with aluminum foil. This material is usually used to reduce heat under the roof. Aluminum foil can withstand seepage directly, so that it can prevent the weathering of roof construction and ceiling damage.

The shape of the roof can also affect rainwater leakage, a roof that is too gentle to cause rain water to slow down. The slope of the roof should be no less than 45 degrees. If it is too gentle, the speed of rain water to fall becomes slower, which in the end the water can enter through a narrow gap in the tile.