New Construction, sloppy valleys

[Gibsonguy]

Hi Guys,

I guess the title says it all. This is a brand new home. Would any of you have an issue with the way these shingles were cut? No leaks in the attic and it was raining a lot the day of the inspection.

Would you be worried the uncut shingles in the valley would allow for water to get underneath?

Is it even worth calling the builder to fix it?

Thanks in advance.

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[Marc]

I'd write it up if there is metal under it. If galvanized metal flashing is kept wet for a few days it starts to rust. It has to be able to dry.

If it's not metal, I'd look elsewhere for other corroborating evidence of sloppy workmanship on the house and put it all together in a single write up.

Marc

[Gibsonguy]

Thanks Marc.

I am a bit under the gun as I have a few reports to get out. This is an important customer and it is not a low end build. I want to make sure I cover it all so he can speak to the builder.

[kurt]

For sure write it. Roofing is a weak link technology; valleys are one of the main weak links. Always write a funky valley.

The rest of the valley looks mangled and patched too.

[Les]

I am in the minimalist school of inspection and that would get a prominent place in the report. lots of wrong things there. I would write ".......valley is improperly configured and has been patched. repair asap." betcha there is not much under the shingles/flashing matl.

[Chad Fabry]

It's horrible. It's not a closed cut valley, it's not an open valley and it's not a woven valley. At some point, when the circumstances are right, water will migrate horizontally along the tops of the shingles and it'll leak. It's a hack job.

[Jim Katen]

If that's a new house, I'd advise them to have all of the shingles stripped off and new shingles installed by a different crew. Whoever did that work had no clue.

[Jim Baird]

...well done metal flashing needs to show lots of metal...sorry to say but so much of drainage tech is common sense and not hi-tek gobbledy...