Unnecessary hole in my roof
Finding out a hole was unnecessarily put in your roof causes intense frustration because it feels like it is too late to fix. This anxiety over potential leaks leaves people unsure if they can safely screw into the roof or tuck wires under shingles without damaging the water lining.
What the numbers show
Counted from the threads quoted below. How we count
- People have been saying this in most months since September 2026.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
Found another way around this?
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Unnecessary hole in my roof
- 1Keep the soffit vent and plug the roof cap until a future roof replacementDid this help you?
- 2Switch the vent over to the roof cap and seal up the soffit ventDid this help you?
- 3using electrical conduit designed for exterior wiresDid this help you?
- 4applying silicone to seal any screw holes if penetrating the flashingDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I'm super pissed that we unnecessarily put a hole in the roof, but it's too late now.”source ↗
Where this came up
People with this problem also raised
- 30HVAC lineset leaking through the roof
- 3How to vent a plumbing system or attic without cutting into a roof
- 6Roofers left mono roof top exposed without a cap
- 3Roof vents installed off-center and poorly aligned
- 5Is a gap in roof sheathing at the ridge okay before shingling?
- 3Best sealant for a roof pipe penetration