Roofer says it not his roof leaking? Who do I call to help fix this?
Winston Simon
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Comments (2)Because you already called the insurance company, I would get a home inspector in to evaluate all damage and take care of it all at once. The one roofer said a rubber seal, the next might say new roof and you will still be stuck with warping floors and if you smell mildew, possibly mold and termites. If you are going to make an insurance claim do it all at once. Also, know that even if you don't make a claim, everything you said to your agent was written down and is in your "permanent record", you know, the one your parents always warned you about. LOL...See MoreMy roofer eat his word about the deductible. can I cancel contract
Comments (14)OMG how scary! I hope you get a new roof or your money back.... If it makes you feel any better, I had a guy knock on my door too, claimed I had hail damage. State Farm sent someone and they agreed. My roof only cost 9k, and State Farm covered 7k... I did end up using the guy who knocked on my door and everything turned out fine... But I didn't give him any money upfront....See MoreLeaky New Roof Roofer faults vent pipe.
Comments (15)Thank you all for replying. I can't figure out how I got along 24 years with the old roof, without a problem. and now I have a leak. If there were water in the pipe, I would think it would be contained in the pipe, and not leak onto the ceiling below. My vent/flashing looks like ksc36's photo, except that the bottom underneath the pipe has some shingles covering it.Should there be? I'm not a roofer, but shingles on the lower part of the flashing could create a "well", no? I thought that a proper installation is similar to what ksc36 has in his picture. The roofer surmises that, because my neighbors had a sagging pipe, I do also. (My home was built on site, theirs was modular, trucked in.) As far as getting a picture, the roofer said a few days ago that he would take a picture, but never did. He wants to "give me an estimate" of what it would cost to cut an access opening in the ceiling. I'm the guy who framed the third floor, wired it, insulated it, and painted it. (Only job I farmed out was for the rockers). Building inspector said, via telephone, that he could stop by and offer suggestions....See MoreHelp! Who do I hire to fix?
Comments (7)I once had a gutter that was butted into the fascia just like that. After a while, the gutter end cap started to leak, but the leakage was initially hidden; I didn't notice until several years later when some damage started to become apparent. When I removed the gutter to get at the small amount of rotted wood, I found mush that just kept going and going. I had to do a major reconstruction of structural framing in the area. I tell you this so you make sure that whoever you hire to do the work removes and rebuilds all damaged material. If you're lucky, it will only be limited to what you see. But if this has been going on for a while, be prepared for a lot of hidden damage and deal with it rather than allowing a cosmetic fix to hide it....See Morecat_ky
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