No. A treatment soaks into dried-out shingles to keep them flexible, but it can’t seal a hole, fix a cracked pipe boot or put back a missing shingle. A leak needs a repair by a roofer.
Another Bright Green Roof dealer says the same thing in their FAQ: the treatment “will not cure an existing leak.” We don’t do repairs. And we won’t sell you a treatment to cover one up.
The usual suspects
Water gets in through a gap. A dry shingle isn’t a gap. These are the spots Chris checks first when a homeowner says the word leak:
- Pipe boots. The rubber collar around a vent pipe. If it cracks, water can follow the pipe inside.
- Flashing. The metal where the roof meets a wall, a chimney or a skylight.
- Valleys. The low line where two slopes meet and the water runs together.
- Nails. One that backed out and lifted the shingle above it.
- Missing shingles. Wind takes one, and the layer underneath sits open to the rain.
Every one of those is a repair. Oil can’t fix any of them.
What Chris does when he finds one
He photographs it and shows you. He tells you it’s a repair job, not a treatment job, and he points you to a roofer. That’s the Straight Answer Promise: if your roof isn’t a candidate, Chris tells you so, free, with the photos.
Once the leak is fixed, call us back. If the rest of the roof still lies flat and holds its granules, it may still qualify. Our candidate checklist shows what we look for. If the damage is spread across the whole roof, read rejuvenation vs replacement. Sometimes a new roof is the right answer, and we’ll say so.
Not sure that stain is a leak at all? Book a free roof inspection, or call or text (281) 466-7436.