Do waterproof your roof.
Concrete slab roof leaking.
Roof penetrations are found on many flat concrete slab roofs.
When there are leaks in a flat concrete roof the fast fix is usually to apply some kind of sealant or waterproof cement at the site of the leak.
What is extremely important is that this metal sheet isn t horizontal.
Roof penetrations are ac units vents drains pipes steel protuding from the roof and other systems that come through the concrete roof.
Concrete also cracks and those cracks will be the first.
This cement layer is known as a screed and contrary to popular belief its purpose is not to waterproof the roof.
Here in florida most building foundations are concrete slab.
However concrete is porous.
The most common complaint with regard to both concrete tile and flat concrete roofing is water leaks.
Most likely you have just a concrete slab and not roof system with layers of insulation what you should do is to cover concrete with metal sheet for example.
A 10 to 15 cm thick slab of reinforced concrete with a thin 2 to 5 cm thick layer of cement on the top.
It must be under slope.
If you have a look t some of the houses in portmore you will see the steel protruding from the roofs.
Most concrete roofs follow a similar type of construction.