I inspected a roof today, because I apparently do that now

"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion)
04/08/2019 at 23:26 • Filed to: None

What do you think... Seal of approval?

Numerous fist-sized holes, improperly installed tie-offs, tons of loose shingles just falling out (they had been stapled, no roofing nails anywhere but along the ridges), no evidence of roof sealant used... Anywhere, and lastly.... Rotton beams. Every step was met with about half an inch of sag. Yikes! Seven year old roof with a twenty year warranty, but... *surprise!*

The company that did the work is now going by a different name and won’t honor their work.

Other than the roof it’s a beautiful, very well-kept home.

DISCUSSION (39)

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > AestheticsInMotion
04/08/2019 at 23:31

How does this happen? When they did my roof it got new sheeting and was inspected by the city. I even made them come back and fix some flashing.

facw > AestheticsInMotion
04/08/2019 at 23:31

Sounds like they should get a discount on removal, since it’s so poorly attached.

I guess it’s not a big deal for you to get up on roofs, but I still recommend using it as an excuse to buy a drone to check out those hard to reach places.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > AestheticsInMotion
04/08/2019 at 23:32

I don’t know, looks fine to me!

AestheticsInMotion > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
04/08/2019 at 23:33

Good question. There’s a competent property manager and very intelligent homeowners who aren’t the type to get screwed over by a shady contractor.

Out of my hands until they all decide what course of action to take

AestheticsInMotion > facw
04/08/2019 at 23:35

I've actually got one for this, but 99% of the time an up-close look is still required

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > AestheticsInMotion
04/08/2019 at 23:37

This is really bad like $20k bad... civil suit may be needed.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > AestheticsInMotion
04/08/2019 at 23:39

Companies typically change name to escape their own reputation of shittiness

Dogsatemypants > AestheticsInMotion
04/08/2019 at 23:41

It'll buff right out. Slap some flexseal on that sumbitch and send it!

AestheticsInMotion > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
04/08/2019 at 23:41

That was super common for the small companies offering lifetime warranties for new windows, but I didn’t realize I’d find it here too. I’ve always wondered how much work it would be to go after a company that does this

(edit) Milgaurd if called wo uld sometimes honor the warranty that these small outfits skipped out on, and it seemed like they got a ton of customers for life for doing that.

AestheticsInMotion > Dogsatemypants
04/08/2019 at 23:43

I can do you one better

* Whips out caulk*

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > AestheticsInMotion
04/08/2019 at 23:45

The shingles don’t look like they were overlapped properly. It looks like they were held back an inch or two.

AestheticsInMotion > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
04/08/2019 at 23:45

Glad I live on the middle floor of a 3 floor condominium. Seems like the expensive, time-consuming repairs always happen to the other guys...

Dogsatemypants > AestheticsInMotion
04/08/2019 at 23:47

*puts on edpm and drops molly

Future Heap Owner > AestheticsInMotion
04/08/2019 at 23:49

I think it is a roof. Mostly.

AestheticsInMotion > AestheticsInMotion
04/08/2019 at 23:49

There’s all sorts of bad stuff going on. The OSHA- mandated “ 5000lb” roof anchor was pulled out of the roof with a hard tug. And I was pulling in the direction that a guy would attached from

facw > AestheticsInMotion
04/08/2019 at 23:50

Presumably it still wouldn’t be your responsibility but I did have rain get into a middle floor apartment. They replaced the exterior siding and somehow fucked that up badly enough that water was flowing from outside into my bedroom ceiling.

HammerheadFistpunch > AestheticsInMotion
04/08/2019 at 23:50

This is always why I laugh when a roofer promises their work for 20 years. Its easy for them to tell you they will, its also easy to simply not do it.

NKato > AestheticsInMotion
04/08/2019 at 23:50

Pretty sure the company can still be sued if plaintiffs can prove they changed the name of the company to evade warranties. (Which is illegal)

AestheticsInMotion > Dogsatemypants
04/08/2019 at 23:50

... y ou win this round

Chariotoflove > AestheticsInMotion
04/08/2019 at 23:53

Other than the roof it’s a beautiful, very well-kept home.

And unfortunately it doesn’t matter if the structure underneath is rotted. I wonder if insurance would cover this sort of thing, but I’m guessing not.

AestheticsInMotion > Chariotoflove
04/08/2019 at 23:54

Clearly this wasn’t recent damage. And in the stormy PNW.... I’m honestly a bit confused about how this could have been left for so long. Even if n o one has been up on the roof, t here’s got to be significant water getting into the home

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > AestheticsInMotion
04/08/2019 at 23:57

This is why our new roof is made with corrugated steel sheeting. It'll still be here in a century...

Chariotoflove > AestheticsInMotion
04/09/2019 at 00:03

We had water get ting in from really bad driving rains and damaging our walls and floor in the back, and it was really hard to diagnose, because the roof was mainly sound. We ultimately found the weak point was the juncture where the turbine vents installed in the roof met with the shingles.

This is just a good old fashioned shit show that the owners had to just be ignoring. Also, here in Texas, repeated water invasion like that leads to the huge danger of mold, a major problem here. I don’t know about the PNW, but I bet it’s a concern there as well?

AestheticsInMotion > Chariotoflove
04/09/2019 at 00:28

Stay safe, brother. Danger is lurking around every corner...

http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html#DANGERS

facw > AestheticsInMotion
04/09/2019 at 00:31

My parents’ found water intrusion from a leaking roof and blocked drainage in their house that the contractors thought had probably been going on for at least a decade (wasn’t caught by the inspection when they bought it). No signs except for possibly some exterior paint that peeled more quickly than expected. They only found it because a radiator pipe burst and caused more obvious damage at the base of the same wall. Apparently the whole thing was full of black mold though. They basically ended up having to take the room down to studs and rebuild.

Chariotoflove > AestheticsInMotion
04/09/2019 at 00:37

Gah!

Dogsatemypants > AestheticsInMotion
04/09/2019 at 00:41

Theres always next ti me Dr. Claw.

Kinja'd!!!

RPM esq. > Chariotoflove
04/09/2019 at 04:06

They would not. Ask me how I know.

RPM esq. > Chariotoflove
04/09/2019 at 04:08

Certainly some, but less mold than the gulf coast, at least . It rains frequently but rarely heavily and it’s not all that humid except out on the Olympic peninsula.

pip bip - choose Corrour > AestheticsInMotion
04/09/2019 at 04:48

bugger shingles, next time fit colour bond or corrugated iron

PartyPooper2012 > AestheticsInMotion
04/09/2019 at 06:27

I see no problems. Only solutions

Kinja'd!!!

shop-teacher > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
04/09/2019 at 07:17

When I did my roof, the city charged me for a permit, but never inspected. They just wanted my money . Luckily I have a roofing contractor that my dad has used hundreds of times over the last 30 years (my dad is a general contractor) that I could trust.

shop-teacher > AestheticsInMotion
04/09/2019 at 07:19

That's atrocious! There HAS to be unseen water damage in that house.