FUCK- House inspection issue

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Had the inspection today.  He said that the roof is sagging in our master bedroom.

We just had the roof redone 2 years ago and are still paying on it.  They didn't say anything about sagging when they did the roof.  We have to call a contractor and I don't even know what they will say. Can we fix it from the inside?

We can't afford to fix this and move.  FUCK.  Just like that I see this whole thing falling apart 

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You should call the people who redid your roof and see what they say.

Edit: It could be under warranty. I find it strange it is sagging two years after it being redone. 

[sonrisa]

Was there a warranty on the new roof?

[VillainV]

Yeah, I would hope the contractor who did the roof work would stand by their work and fix it for free. But unfortunately there are a lot of douchebag contractors out there. I hope yours isn't one of them.

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Sept 26, 2013 11:32:55 GMT -5 sonrisa said:

Was there a warranty on the new roof?

Yes, we did it through Home Depot and there is a lifetime warranty.  I am worried they will say it wasn't their responsibility to tell us about the sagging?  I think the warranty is just for the shingles.

We will call them... thanks!

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Can the buyers pay for it to be fixed if you get a quote?

When we were trying to buy the no fence house, we had the option to put the money in an escrow account and pay for the repair ourselves with FHA financing. However we decided not to and walked on that property. I'm so sorry you're going through this.

[AHappierHour]

Did they tear off the old roof and but new or did they just put new shingles on top?

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Sept 26, 2013 11:51:45 GMT -5 AHappierHour said:

Did they tear off the old roof and but new or did they just put new shingles on top?

Just new shingles

[bania]

I hope it's either covered under warranty or an easy fix. Don't panic yet, stuff comes up all the time during home inspections.

[AHappierHour]

Sept 26, 2013 11:54:58 GMT -5 calamity said:

Sept 26, 2013 11:51:45 GMT -5 AHappierHour said:

Did they tear off the old roof and but new or did they just put new shingles on top?

Just new shingles

Ohh. Did they check under the old felt to see if they plywood was still good?

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@lazerus24- you walked on the lake house? Why?

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Sept 26, 2013 12:05:17 GMT -5 elle said:

@lazerus24- you walked on the lake house? Why?

The garage has structural issues.

The seller wasn't willing to fix and we were doing FHA financing so it wouldn't be approved. We could have put $$$ into an escrow account and fixed it ourselves or switched to conventional financing and also fixed it ourselves but that coupled with needing to take out a tree, raise the canopy of the trees in the back yard and putting in a fence (lol) plus the cosmetic changes we wanted to make would have been getting in over our heads.

I'm still bitter.

[lpcats]

Sept 26, 2013 11:54:58 GMT -5 calamity said:

Sept 26, 2013 11:51:45 GMT -5 AHappierHour said:

Did they tear off the old roof and but new or did they just put new shingles on top?

Just new shingles

There's a chance the extra weight of the new roofing material is what is making it sag. Whether that's it or not, it should be a simple fix from the inside by adding new roof joists from underneath.  Is the structure exposed in an unfinished attic or is there a finished room under the roof?

[nadasteph]

We had buyers walk on us yesterday. It sucks. But they gave us a pretty BS reason. Sorry you're dealing with this too.

[AHappierHour]

Sept 26, 2013 12:23:09 GMT -5 Que? said:

Sept 26, 2013 11:54:58 GMT -5 calamity said:

Just new shingles

Uh oh. I'm worried that you're going to have to pull those up and deal with the roof. If you hired them to just replace the shingles, they're probably not obligated to vouch for structural integrity. I'm not surprised Home Depot operates that way, but I don't think it's typical for a roofer to not actually remove the old shingles before putting new ones on, or for it to not be supervised by a contractor. 

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It is common but they check to make sure the old felt and plywood is good first. Some people just can't afford to do a complete new roof. I hear FI complain all the time that he has torn off a roof and it's had 2-3 layers of shingles on it.

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It has always kind of sagged, but we were told by our inspector when we bought the house that it wasn't an issue. When they did the roof they did take off the old shingles but never told us that there were any structural issues.

If they walk because of this, I guess it just wasn't meant to be. It fucking sucks though.

I'm also waiting on results from my neurologist about my MRI so today feels extra stressful and shitty. I want to just curl up in a ball and cry.

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Sept 26, 2013 12:41:01 GMT -5 calamity said:

It has always kind of sagged, but we were told by our inspector when we bought the house that it wasn't an issue. When they did the roof they did take off the old shingles but never told us that there were any structural issues.

If they walk because of this, I guess it just wasn't meant to be. It fucking sucks though.

I'm also waiting on results from my neurologist about my MRI so today feels extra stressful and shitty. I want to just curl up in a ball and cry.

I'm so sorry you are having a shit day. I hope everything comes back the way you want it on the MRI. ((internet hugs))

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Update- We have a contractor coming at 5 today to look at it. He said it is common with older roofs, that if there is a structural issue with beams or something it should be able to be fixed from the inside... and that if there was really an issue the roof would have already collapsed with all of the snow over the last few years.

I pray he says its ok.

Thank you everyone!

[cleo29]

Sept 26, 2013 11:35:50 GMT -5 calamity said:

Sept 26, 2013 11:32:55 GMT -5 sonrisa said:

Was there a warranty on the new roof?

Yes, we did it through Home Depot and there is a lifetime warranty.  I am worried they will say it wasn't their responsibility to tell us about the sagging?  I think the warranty is just for the shingles.

We will call them... thanks!

When we had our roof done (and I have seen this with other in our neighborhood) they replaced the decking (the plywood that the shingles are attached to) on many areas of our roof. decking that is rotting or failing, would give that sagging look, I think.