Denray Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 First time I've seen this. Click to Enlarge 77.78 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 Step rake. Only seen in ancient civilizations. Usually indicates visitation by extraterrestrials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 If I'm seeing this right, the photo shows two rakes, one steep, one shallow that is set back from the steep one. Let me guess...there's no cornice on the upper rake? Which means there's no overhang on it. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denray Posted August 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 Click to Enlarge 34.3 KB Click to Enlarge 58.63 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 Not extraterrestrials. Beavers. Beavers built that thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Hockstein Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 The salesman at The "Big Box" Store told the roof installer that you need to use flashings when you install a roof. I can only imagine the installer bought 4" x 8" flashing pieces and used them. Never mind that you are supposed to use the right materials and install them in the correct locations. I also just noticed that there are no vents in the soffits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denray Posted August 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 No vents in the roof either. She's sealed up gootentite. Click to Enlarge 25.87 KB Click to Enlarge 48.78 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 Jobs like that make you work harder for your money. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 Looks like a Chicago Bungalow "Rehab". Takes about 2-3 years for the roof peak to rot out. In your climate, maybe it'll take 5-7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlparham Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 Step rake. Only seen in ancient civilizations. Usually indicates visitation by extraterrestrials. Installer should have used tin foil. Better protection from aliens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denray Posted September 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Grab a beer for this one: Just got a call. My phone said it was from South Lake Tahoe, where I lived for a while once. I gleefully answer it. It's the contractor for the house with the goofy flashing in my previous post. He's pissed that I said that it's possible that the replacement vinyl frame windows could have been put in incorrectly and I recommended seeing if there was any kind of warranty on them. Also, how could I suggest that having no ventilation in the roofing could hide or lead to interior moisture damage. "That's not my job to speculate". "If I saw no damage then there is no damage". He lost the deal based on my report. He might pursue legal action. I listened and tried to be polite. Why not? What have you got to loose? In my first or second year doing this I looked at a house in another town. The owner was a prison guard, bless his heart. Anyway, they have too much money, considering, and he fixed up a house and I blew his sale, too. I listened to him bitch for 30 minutes or so. Hell, I did not have another job, etc. He spoke of suing too. I was nice, somewhat, and he went away. His house had siding where the vertical ends of the siding weren't on studs. The master bathroom wall was 2 feet short of the ceiling and the next room was the kitchen. Etc. I was fairly nice to this guy, somewhat, and we'll see what happens. Never heard from him again. Time being spent soothing the savage beast is better than time spent monkeying around in court, even if on a bogus claim, if you have the time. Like road rage, you don't want to be dead right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 Speculation in home inspection reports. Yet another dimension to the art of report writing. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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