Good Morning,
I need some input on the condition of my roof and what my next step should
be. There is a hole in the ceiling of an upstairs bedroom that is from a
water leak. I have been up on a short ladder and checked this part out for
myself. It is about the size of a salad plate. I know
Jennifer,
Although you do not want to call a professional and get your husband all
worked up, not doing so may lead to additional problems etc down the road.
Roof problems are nothing to put off as they do not go away on their own. If
it were me I would contact a couple of different roofers and
Jennifer,
I concur with Al in that unless you are pretty adept with roofing issues
*DON'T* do it.
Crawling around in the attic should also be left to those who have
experience.
Having a pro come and fix the problem is a whole lot less than hospital
bills and resultant recovery from falling off
I am afraid some one is going to have to physically get on the roof to check it
out. It could be a# of things. The cap may have blown off the vent fan, the
flashing may have sprung a leak, or the shingles might have been damaged or
deteriorated. If it is the cap, install a cap vent. Flashing
hey gang have a property for rent and just showed the place a few mins ago
the person looking at the place asked me about the last replacement of the
ceiling tiles
he stated there is a expiration date on the tiles and it is code they be
replaced on this date for deteareation reasons well this
I have never heard of the mandatory replacement of ceiling tiles by an
expiration date.
I always figured that as long as they seemed to be secure they were alright.
Perhaps after 20 or so years they might need to be replaced but, by that
time they probably have been repainted due to cigarette
If they are in good shape, leave them. But when I did have rental, if a few
blocks needed replaced, I would replace them all. I found the life of the tile
before I wanted to replace them was about 6 to 10 years. Never felt it was
worth painting them.
RJ
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I would suspect that if the damage is that large that there is more damage
you can't see and it's problem that the roof is weak in spots. Crawling
around on a roof that has no damage is a risky business to start with and
when you toss in possible water damage it could turn deadly and very
Alan, excellent advice. In my area all contractors require 50% down.
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From: Alan Paganelli alanandsuza...@earthlink.net
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 1:10 PM
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] roof damage
I would
Just because a contractor says he wants half down only means that's what he
wants but my mother told me you don't always get your own way in life.
Remember, he may be the contractor but your the guy paying so that makes you
the boss. I'd offer him %25 tops.If your holding on to 3/4 of his
Ok, I haven't done anything with magic in many years. Most of the illusions I
use to use I can no longer perform. Looking through a magic catalog there was
one illusion that I could use on limited occasions. I purchased it for a church
picnic. Anyway the main part of this thing is two pieces of
Use a little finger nail polish and put a dab on one side of the pipe. Let it
dry and sand it down if the dot of polish is to heavy and to hard to pull
apart. Use can use the PVC glue, but it is to hard to control.
RJ
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From: Lenny McHugh
To: bhm
Sent:
Bill Stephan,
Kansas City MO
Email: wstep...@everestkc.net
Phone: (816)803-2469
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Subject: [BlindHandyMan] roof damage
From: Jennifer Jackson jennifer_jack...@cox.net
Date: 08/05/2010 10:09
Good Morning,
I need some input on the condition of my roof and what my next
Interesting lenny. I've never paid anything up front. I don't really
understand the logic either since a contractor can always get a mechanics lien
if there is a problem getting paid.
Bill Stephan,
Kansas City MO
Email: wstep...@everestkc.net
Phone: (816)803-2469
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HI Mark,
Is this guy a contractor trying to get money off
his rent? I asked a friend of mine who is a
contractor and he said there may be some sort of
tile out there like that but he's never heard of
any such thing in thirty years.
Betsy
At 06:20 AM 8/5/2010, you wrote:
hey gang have a
OK, let's try this again
Jennifer how about having your homeowners insurance carrier do an
inspection for you. You might be able to file a claim and have the work
done professionally done and maybe paid for as well.
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From: Bill Stephan
Jenniffer,
I don't buy the vent as the source unless the vent is damaged.
They should have a hat over the vent that allows falling water to drain away
from the hole.
If the water caused damage to the sheet rock, it pretty much had to be
quite a lot of water or over quite a period.
If the vent
I haven't read any other replys yet. So this is my opinion. The daylight
that is being seen may be from a vent, but water coming in through or around a
vent is not normal. The only reason for a pan inthe attic is to catch water
from a leak that needs to be fixed. Letting a roof leak go
I would guess that date is date of manufacture. Never heard of changing
ceiling tile unless there was a good reason. Many buildings at the university
I worked at had the same tile as when it was built 30 years plus ago. Ask him
for a photo copy of the code showing chapter and verse and if
Thanks, I thought about the blue but as you mentioned a little too hard to
control.
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`From: RJ rjf...@verizon.net
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 2:10 PM
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] pvc pipe
Use a little
hello i thought this was a crock
however i installed the tile back in 1984 when we purchased the place and the
dates on the tile are from may of 2005 he says the tiles start breaking down
and thus release something into the air dust of some sort i would think thus
causing problems to people
Howdy Jennifer,
As I am responding later in the thread, it appears that you have received some
very good information. I did want to add one thought.
If you feel that your roof and shingles should be in good repair and that your
roof is not so old as to require replacing, you might want to use
You just put this horrified look on your face, look all around like some
other dude did it, turn to the audience and give them the biggest
s**t-eating grin you can, and say oops and end the oops on an upward slant
as you shrug your shoulders then say, for my next trick, I'm going to saw a
Well folks the final inspection by the city was done today. Inside floor
covering and trim work. Outside gutters remain to be done. Need to level
the back steps and arrange the paving stones to suit the misses and we can
move in. Actually the outside stuff will not hinder moving in. Been a
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