[dkh0331]

Hi, I just had my asphalt shingle roof replaced in November. In my agreement, it states "Replace any rotten wood found in the deck area" There was a credit in the price for "X" sq foot factored into the cost. No discussion with the contractor during the project that I was getting close to the credit.

I had some quality issues and they have been back out twice to correct their errors.

I am remodeling my dining room, which includes removing the interior walls and ceiling. When I removed the ceiling this weekend, I had a clear view of the interior of the roof. I saw two holes in the wood decking where the roofing contractor used some sort of white poly type material to cover up the holes. I also saw some areas of where the wood decking was certainly rotten and they just rolled paper over it.

Is the use of a white poly type material over decking holes an acceptable practice? Or should the contractor have replaced the wood section?

TIA

 

[WhatRnsdownhill]

the wood should have been replaced !!! the next person walking on the roof could be in your dinning room, call back the contractor and contact the town or whoever issues licenses for home improvement and file a complaint...

 

[craig11152]

how big are these holes? What kind of deck? Plywood? OSB? 1x?
a couple pictures of the holes and rot?

 

[dkh0331]

how big are these holes? What kind of deck? Plywood? OSB? 1x?
a couple pictures of the holes and rot?

Original roof decking is 1x8 wood planks

Item #1 - The covered hole is ~ 6" X 15"




Item # 2 The hole is ~4" X 16"




Item #3 is a hole that was just papered over, har to see. It is ~ 3" X 8"

 

[PatChap]

At a minimum those should have been patched, I probably would have redecked the entire thing. Looks very split and dried out.
The white stuff is your underlayment.

 

[craig11152]

Those definitely should have been replaced. Arguably the whole deck maybe should have been replaced or some 3/8" ply nailed over it since last time I checked most shingle manufacturers don't accept anything wider than 1x6 in "nominal 1 inch" boards.

 

[craig11152]

we used to nail pieces of coil stock over knot holes but nothing remotely that big.

 

[dkh0331]

Thank you for sharing you knowledge.


This is one small area of my roof. The only reason I saw this is because of the renovation to my dining room.

Would I be out of line to demand the contractor pay for a third party inspection to inspect the rest of the house? I do have a space between my attic ceiling and the roof itself.

 

[craig11152]

Would I be out of line to demand the contractor pay for a third party inspection to inspect the rest of the house? I do have a space between my attic ceiling and the roof itself.

I would do my own inspection first then decide if you need an official third party pro.

 

[craig11152]

A quick refresher shows GAF, OC, Tamko, Atlas, all say no wider than 6" boards. IKO doesn't really want dimensional boards at all. Only Certainteed doesn't seem to mention specifically.

Did your contract mention anything about them meeting manufacturer specifications? If so are they Certainteed or somebody else?

 

[dkh0331]

A quick refresher shows GAF, OC, Tamko, Atlas, all say no wider than 6" boards. IKO doesn't really want dimensional boards at all. Only Certainteed doesn't seem to mention specifically.

Did your contract mention anything about them meeting manufacturer specifications? If so are they Certainteed or somebody else?

The shingles were OC

Nothing in the agreement about meeting manufacturer's specs.

 

[craig11152]

For the record I don't think its the end of the world that the deck is 1X8. In my years of roofing we certainly went over a few. But not cleaning up that crap wood is plan unacceptable.

 

[dkh0331]

For the record I don't think its the end of the world that the deck is 1X8. In my years of roofing we certainly went over a few. But not cleaning up that crap wood is plan unacceptable.

The original house was built in the 1890's. In speaking with the construction crew during the project, they said that the house still had the original decking.

The dining room is an addition that we believe was added on in the 1930's - 1940's era.

 

[craig11152]

The original house was built in the 1890's.

I am just sitting arm chairing it but in my day when we did a pre 20th century house more times than not we would slap some 3/8 ply over the existing deck assuming the structure was sound. Often we were tearing off 3 or even 4 layers so the 3/8 was actually pretty light compared to what came off.
What sort of workmanship warranty did they give? Around here 10 years was typical when I last was in the business.
Now days with preferred contractor programs in place often the workmanship falls under a bigger umbrella if you pay for a "program".

 

[dkh0331]

I am just sitting arm chairing it but in my day when we did a pre 20th century house more times than not we would slap some 3/8 ply over the existing deck assuming the structure was sound. Often we were tearing off 3 or even 4 layers so the 3/8 was actually pretty light compared to what came off.
What sort of workmanship warranty did they give? Around here 10 years was typical when I last was in the business.
Now days with preferred contractor programs in place often the workmanship falls under a bigger umbrella if you pay for a "program".

Workmanship 10 years, shingles 50 years.

 

[hotrod351]

looks like some one went for the cheapest price.

 

[dkh0331]

Really, that's what you have??

The pricing was mid price. It wasn't the highest nor the lowest, FYI