Roof leak and fascia repair in Groveport

Groveport, Ohio · August 2026

What we found and what we did

This Groveport homeowner found us on Google after a leak showed up toward the back of the house. At the inspection in July 2026 there was no obvious leak point on the roof itself. The pipe boots and vents had some lifted nails, but the leak sat lower and farther away from them, so they didn't look like the cause. In the attic, with the homeowner tapping on the ceiling below, we found water evidence on the rafters and stained decking. Back on the roof, a rusty nail between two shingles lined up with it. We sealed it that day, at the homeowner's request, because rain was in the forecast for the weekend.

The repair plan was to remove and replace about two squares of shingles in the leak area in the center of the rear slope, check the decking underneath and replace any that was damaged, install a new pipe boot on the bathroom vent, and seal the exposed fasteners and flashing around the existing pipe boots. The homeowner also asked us to look at the gutters, soffit and fascia on the back of the house, where the fascia boards had rotted and the paint was peeling, especially at the corner by the chimney.

The crew did the work in August 2026. When the shingles came off, five sheets of decking in the leak area were replaced with new OSB before the new shingles went on. The shingles are GAF Timberline HDZ in Birchwood, because the color first ordered wasn't available locally. As with any repair on an older roof, weathering means new shingles won't be an exact match. Along the rear eave, the crew removed the rotted fascia, soffit and damaged gutters, checked the framing behind them, and installed new PVC fascia, which holds up to moisture better than wood, new soffit with aluminum soffit vents, and a new gutter system pitched to drain.

Why a small leak can mean bigger repairs

A leak that drips at one spot often starts somewhere else on the roof, and by the time it shows on a ceiling the decking above may already be soft. The same water that overflows or leaks from old gutters soaks the fascia behind them until it rots. Fixing both together keeps water off the roof deck and away from the eaves. See our Columbus roof repair service, gutters in Columbus, and roofing in Groveport.

Project photos

Photos taken by the Roof Revivers crew on this job. Location stamps, tools and backgrounds were cropped out, and house numbers and other identifying details are not shown.

Related

This job was completed by Roof Revivers, a Columbus, Ohio roofing company based in Gahanna and roofing since 2012. See more Columbus-area roof projects, a similar leak and rotted decking repair in Westerville, a chimney flashing and decking repair in nearby Blacklick, and our guide to what affects roof repair cost.