This might be over your head

The Seller Disclosure Form probably said that the house had a new roof - new decking and new shingles. Yes, but...

When I arrived at the house to begin my inspection, seeing bundles of new shingles piled up on the side of the house made me suspicious that the homeowner might have done the roofing himself. My client happened to be a former roofer, so he came up on the roof with me to check things out. Wow.

No "starter row" had been done when the shingles were installed. The valley between different levels of the roof was installed incorrectly with the shingles being cut improperly. The flashings were installed in such a way as to allow water to get under the shingles. In one area, no flashing was used at all, a glob of black tar was slathered on instead. And the new decking wasn't anchored properly, we kind of bounced as we walked across the roof.

It would be easy for you to read on the Disclosure Form, "new roof installed a month ago", and figure that everything was okay. But, you really wouldn't want a roof like this over your head. That's why it's so important for you to give your potential new home a Complete Home Inspection. It gives you the peace of mind that comes from knowing the condition of the property at the time of the inspection.

This was the second inspection I had done for this particular client. He and his wife decided not to buy the first house I inspected for them. There were simply too many things wrong with that property. Now, after looking at this roof this week, there's a good chance I'll be doing a third inspection for them soon.

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