That week my container home roof leak turned into a total nightmare

Honestly, last month I thought I had everything dialed in with my container build in Phoenix. I spent a solid 7 days fighting a tiny drip near the seam where two containers meet, and it just got worse every day. I tried that rubberized sealant stuff from Home Depot, but the afternoon heat at 110 degrees made it bubble up and peel off. By Wednesday, I had water sitting on my plywood subfloor and I was panicking. A local welder told me I needed a proper metal flashing welded on, not just caulk, and he charged me $400 to fix it right in one afternoon. It really opened my eyes that a cheap fix can cost you way more in the long run. Has anyone else had a bad experience trying to seal those container roof joints in extreme heat?

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kellyj2310h ago

Welded on flashing fixed my leak right away and never came back.

the_shane10h ago

$400 for a welder to fix a drip? Idk man, sounds like you got upsold on something a tube of good marine-grade caulk coulda handled if you just prepped the surface right in the morning before it got scorching. Maybe it's just me but that heat is gonna fail any flashing too if the metal expands enough.