Hi all, I'm wondering if you can help. I just got a new roof put on by a reputable company in my area. The thing is that the corners of the roof (both front corners and one back corner) are lifted up. I believe this may have been there before they replaced the roof. However, when I showed them, they said that it was better not to fix this. I don't remember what his explanation is but I showed a couple of people who have actually done 3 roofs themselves and built their own sheds and decks and they said it's wrong and that it will cause major problems. The thing is....I believe it was there before and they said that the the boards weren't rotten or anything. I have a call in with the company tomorrow.
The other thing is that it's lifted right over the gutter too on the pic with the branch in front of it. They said this was necessary because - something about the gutter.
I'd really like your feedback. I thought they would have fixed it even it was there but would love your thought. Thanks in advance!
I'm not a pro, but I know cold roofing materials are often not flat and will flatten out when the hot sun does its thing. So long as they laid a double shingle layer over watershield barrier, I think it should be fine.
Thanks for your reply! The project manager offered to me that it's been in the sun for 3 days so he didn't think the cold/hot was an issue.
I'm not sure if they did a double shingle layer. Is that standard? I thought a single layer layer was standard? And I hope they put down a water shield barrier. Uh oh.
Did they remove the existing shingles or did they nail the new ones over the old?
The first coarse of shingles either needs a double layer or ice shield so water can't get in between the tabs.
I'm a painter not a roofer although I have done diy roofing.
Something is preventing those shingles from laying flat. It would be nice to hear what the roofing rep says when he comes out.
Gotcha! My partner met the guy over there and he said the guy said that it's scalloping due to being old but nothing was rotten and they were in good shape so they kept them as is. My partner said the plywood sheets are sagging between the roof trusses. Does that make sense?
If under supported or too thin the plywood can sag between joists' If that is caused by the plywood I'd think it's more likely that the edge of the plywood is no longer secured to that joists. I don't think that would explain the gutter pic.
They actually said that the gutter pic was correct and had to do with the runoff. Doesn't make a lot of sense but not sure what to think.
Your point, "If under supported or too thin the plywood can sag between joists' If that is caused by the plywood I'd think it's more likely that the edge of the plywood is no longer secured to that joists."
Is a good one. It just doesn't seem right that they left them like they are. Is that what you're saying? That there is an underlying problem that's causing them to curl?
I think they already did. Two guys met my partner over there. They were on the roof when he got there. And the one guy called me afterwards to explain but I had to go so rescheduled call for later. Then, my partner explained and drew me a picture so I could understand.
It seems like they did check it out. It's so strange that they have a crew do the project and another project foreman but I talk to two people that weren't even on the project. It seems common but strange. I guess the one guy did call the project foreman. But why isn't he just directly calling me. So frustrating.
As someone noted I had a spot on my shed I did 2 years ago, the felt had a bump which resulted in a bump in the shingle but it did go away after a hot summer. Not saying that is guaranteed but a possibility
Gotcha and thanks for your reply. They finished it on Monday this week. Today is Friday. The roof guy himself even said it's had enough time to settle in if it were a cold/heat issue. So, I don't think that's the issue. And I do think it may have been doing this prior to the new roof. I'm just wondering if they should have fixed it and / or asked me what I wanted to do about it.
I am attaching a photo of ceiling stains on an old plaster ceiling covering about approximately a square yard area. The roof above is flat and covered with EPDM rubber. The room is generally warm during the winter in the NE. There were a couple of good snowstorms and I did not shovel the roof. Most of the snow is now gone, but recently the roof area above the stain was covered in ice. As this is now melted I have gone over the membrane and find it to be absolutely intact. I do not know how there could possibly be any leakage and I am puzzled by the large area of the stain. Could someone help on this? Thanks very much. Please disregard the first image.
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Hello,
I have several spots in the basement that have water coming in, it's not terrible but it's not manageable anymore and something needs to be done. Most of the water is coming in from the area around the sewage drain and one corner of the basement. All the other leaks are coming from the tie rod holes. It's gone from 1 tie rod hole to about 10 holes that are now leaking. Doing outside work isn't an option because I have a deck that spans the length of the basement, about a foot off the ground and would have to be removed to do excavating.
The question is I've had 2 people come out. One of them wants to put in an interior drainage system (water guard xl), and a dual sump pump with a backup battery . The 2nd one wants to inject all the holes that are leaking, use membrane on all the walls and install a "gravity drain" which from his explanation is cutting away the basement floor, adding a dimple drain so that the water runs down the wall and into the drain. They are both charging the same price. I'm not certain what the best path is. The drainage system in the floor and no membrane or injections and membrane which runs down the wall and back into the floor underneath?
I know all of this may be going overboard but I plan on finishing the basement so I want to be sure that my newly finished basement wont get wet. The 2nd guy actually said I don't need a sump pump but if I was going to finish the basement it wouldn't be bad idea to do while he was here.
Thanks
03-11-21, 04:22 PM
