HO had mentioned, just after signing the contract to re-roof his chalet, that they’d had some ‘small leaks’ around the woodstove chimney during heavy rain, so would I check it out when I was doing that side of the roof. So when we stripped the shingles at the base of the chimney chase, I pried back the flashing and took a good look.
It was like reading a mystery novel, up there on the roof–every little clue led to another.
After seeing this, I was almost afraid to pull the siding on the north face…
Those holes in the beaver barf were where it stuck to the rusted siding nails and came apart in clumps as we pulled the cedar shiplaps.
Under the sheathing….
Sigh….
If I didn’t like these people so much, I’d be laughin’ all the way to the bank.
Why do intelligent people ignore leaks for years and years and years?
Dinosaur
How now, Mighty Sauron, that thou art not brought
low by this? For thine evil pales before that which
foolish men call Justice….
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Why?
Because they just don't know.
Years back an elderly lady on her three seasons sleeping porch in NewEngland got close to a wall and as the floor moved a tad thought "hmmm, a little spongy."
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Here's something similar. The customer called me 2 years ago to repair some loose plaster on the brick above the chimney. It would have been about $500, but I declined and told him he had a water leak, probably from the roof and that he should fix that first.
Last year he called me again and said he was going to have a new roof put on and needed a quote to submit to his insurance company. My quote at that time was $5,500.00. The picture is only a small example of the extensive damage.
The last time I was there was a few months ago to do some other odd jobs and he still hadn't done the roof. The damage was even worse. At this point, I wouldn't touch it. There's just too great a chance of structural damage.
I have no idea what he's thinking.
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From the side things didn't look so bad...View Image
Then after you got to exploring around one can be surprised...View Image
then of course when it rained it poured pennies from heaven...View Image
I did a three season porch repair a couple of years ago. Someone closed it in years after it was built and left the flat cap of the half wall as the new window ledge.
The bottom of two support posts were completely gone. In ones place.....a slug the size of my thumb. He musta been in there for years.
Family.....They're always there when they need you.
>>>just after signing the contract to re-roof his chalet
...With you being the roofer, presumably. I hope there is some sort of allowance in the contract for undisclosed problems like this. That will be a lot of work.
Scott.
Edited 6/4/2009 3:04 pm by Scott
No worries for me; I work on T&M only. But the HO is looking at about a couple of grand extra on a $12G roof job. My estimates are very specific as to scope of work; anything not shown in the estimate is a change order and nullifies the estimated total cost of the job.
Mrs. HO gave the okay tonight to go for a soldered copper chase cover, so at least this problem won't re-occur before I croak.
Dinosaur
How now, Mighty Sauron, that thou art not broughtlow by this? For thine evil pales before that whichfoolish men call Justice....
>>>Mrs. HO gave the okay tonight to go for a soldered copper chase cover, so at least this problem won't re-occur before I croak.Nice, nor does there appear to be a budgetary constraint....Scott.
They are investing over $20k in spiffing up the place between the roof and a paint job, so they aren't quibbling about the relatively minor cost of a chase cover that will ensure they don't have to replace the chase itself again--at a much higher cost. The reality is, a chimney chase that rises almost 10 feet out of a 12:12 roof and the top of which is close to 30 feet above the ground isn't going to get annual maintenance on joints that depend on pitch or silicone caulk...so it's best there aren't any, and they realise that.
Dinosaur
How now, Mighty Sauron, that thou art not broughtlow by this? For thine evil pales before that whichfoolish men call Justice....