Home inspector said some roof repairs needed. It needs a full replacement! What's your thoughts? 

Same thing here in PA just had a roof put on in June local guy he's been in business for over 30 years highly recommended by many people. He cut every corner possible, does the roof leak? No but I see so many things that were done half ass. I pointed out what I saw wrong and all I got was excuses and that doesn't matter. I know there is true professionals out there but how do you find them? can't ask for references because most people don't know what they looking at anyway but tell you what a nice guy he is.

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Thank you! I appreciate the kind words! Happy new year's!

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except that county inspectors are FORBIDDEN from wing a roof, so there is NOTHING they can see. I used to run roofing crews in CA. There are some good roofers in FL there are a lot more that are just plain criminal in my opinion.

The inspectors here in Florida get on the roofs during dry-in and final inspections of the roof.

The ONLY roof that I WILL EVER put on my house is METAL. My wife and I did ours ourself for less than the cost of a composition roof about 5 years ago. No point in composition roofs at all.

Not sure how long ago this was, HOWEVER, if the seller did the work himself and did not get permits and inspections and advertised a new roof; If the roof was overlayed over multiple old roofs and exceeded the code in old roofs, this is called: FRAUD IN THE INDUCEMENT. It is a CRIMINAL ACT. In fact the real estate agent who LISTED the PROPERTY has ERRORS and OMISSIONS Insurance that may actually cover the agent's advertising of the fraudulent claim. If this has been less than three years ago, I would go talk to that homeowner and tell them they should go sue the listing agent and the last owner. This was CRIMINAL.

@@djea3589 Well sir I don't get in to the legal side of things, I just try to fix the problems I see. But swear to god, if you are good at the legal side of things I can probably get you alot of work around my area... and I'm not kidding.

Nothing wrong with GAF or their double caps.

The only indication that they did more than look from the ground is the chimney top cracks. Maybe a drone.

Good observation, yes, it appears he did walk the roof based on the photos in the report. I screenshot a couple pictures. I'll post them in just a minute. Note at the bottom of one he notes it's one layer of roofing. In one of the other screenshots, he has several pictures close up looking at the missing shingle, showing the second layer of three tab.

@@GrandRoofingInc Having run roofing crews, I can tell you there is NO WAY to know how many roofs are on a house. We checked the drip edges and found one, we found 2 in exposed areas. When we removed the roof we found FOUR!

Was you drunk when you made this comment?

@@theallaroundguy2399 actually he is fairly accurate. You do not have to have worked in the construction trades, you do not have to have a degree in construction materials and methods. You are taught to follow exacting instructions on what NOT TO DO AND NOT TO SAY so that you can not be sued. You are told to include statements such as "visual observation", "condition at time of inspection", and a host of other excuses regarding anything said. Then there are the issues like "double tapped" breakers. Hell many breakers are designed and labelled to BE DOUBLE TAPPED on purpose. Then the old panels. Telling people that it is illegal and dangerous to have a certain brand panel and they must be replaced. Well, INsurance sure wants them replaced, but they are and were to CODE. No inspector can name the RECALL NOTICE for any of those panels. Same with CLOTH COVERED WIRING! totally safe and legal. Yet most inspectors call it as "must be replaced". Having been in Construction from Roofing to Plumbing and from electrical to general contracting, Most of the rejections I have seen were Bull Pucky, and many serious issues were never found or addressed by any inspector. If you want a good inspection, hire a Septic Contractor to pump and inspect your septic before purchase. Hire an ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR to inspect the electrical, A roofing Contractor to inspect your roof and a Plumbing contractor to inspect your plumbing. There are some contracting companies that have ALL those licenses and will inspect your property. Do not forget FOUNDATION and structural inspection. At least with LICENSED professionals Contractors you have a CHANCE at finding the truth, vs with a person who was a used car salesman and decided to become a home inspector, took some classes and passed a test.

@@theallaroundguy2399 It seems to be true for a lot of them. I have seen the reports on houses that various family and friends were contemplating purchasing over the past few decades. Not a single inspector found all the serious problems I saw, and I am far from being an expert and undoubtedly missed many problems myself. When I was looking for a home, I found one that looked good. The seller hired an inspector, the VA another and I hired a third. When comparing the reports, you wouldn't know that the three were all talking about the same house - all three missed major issues.

What side of indy?

When there is an issue or question of any kind regarding any system in the home, the inspector is supposed to tell the person to HIRE a LICENSED (enter trade) CONTRACTOR or ENGINEER. The inspector by definition, unless he holds the contractor license for the trade involved is supposed to make his comments such that there is "indication" or "might be" or "evidence of", or "NO EVIDENCE OF". In other words, the inspector is NOT Qualified to actually determine anything, only to point out the obvious.