Roof Repair estimate to remove leaking skylights - Is it reparable? 

I had an adjuster yesterday that said he was to scared to walk a 1 story, 6/12 pitch roof. Blew my mind!! He had cougar paws on!!!! I said, well hand me your phone and chalk stick and I'll do your job". Roof approved. $16,500 roof.

"your roof is in pretty bad shape". You, Sir, are a master of understatement.

The condition of the decking itself proves complete replacement is needed. If several locations are soft, removing the shingles covering them will probably expose most of the roof anyway. BTW, I live around Green, Ohio. Ten years ago, I had a house inspection, in preparation for possible relocation to SC. My inspector said I had hail damage and leaks (which were visible in the MBR) so I called my insurance. Their guy came out and said no hail damage. I contacted a specialist who came out and he said "hail damage". It just so happened that multiple neighbors were placing claims for hail damage and they got approved, but I was denied. I paid $7k for replacement of roof, some decking, new gutters and extensions over porch roof to prevent erosion, fixed chimney cap and screens and other misc carpentry. At the time I thought the price was high, but it's got a lot of peaks and valleys and judging from some comments I've seen on your channel about folks paying $25k for a roof replacement, I am happy. We ended up staying in the house. And our roofer ended up with roofing 3 other houses in our neighborhood.

Looks like he knows the roofing business. Seems pretty honest which is hard to find today

Thanks for being honest about insurance. Too many roofers with channels are talking insurance for a roof at end of life. Sorry its time to eat the cost and replace the roof yourself, insurance is not there to replace your roof at end of life.

honest guy good to see it still exists today.

love your videos, not a roofer, just interested in learning, these are great and glad you are honest

After all your videos, I'm convinced Noone but you knows how to roof in your area. Holy shit.

I’m about to take over my dads company. I respect how u handle situations and do the right thing. It’s hard to be that guy and I commend u. I’m learning from watching u as well. Especially because ur only 5 years older then me.

thank you for having common sense no insurance company should ever warranty that roof way too much going on, keep up the good work, you have my support

Been in sales for about a year now for roofing, siding and decks. Your videos have been very helpful in learning what to look for when inspecting a roof. I thought it would be difficult but it is amazing how evident some issues are that other roofers are willing to accept as "properly installed"!

At the beginning, from your tutelage, I felt it needed he entire facet redone. Later . That is a poor transition. Now it's clear structural damage and the rest of the roof is f'd up. Looks like decking repair but don't bother making the roofing whole. I hope they did the right thing and got you to redo the roof.

Skylights oh lordy.... So much work and care needs to go in when you shingle around those suckers. Shoot talking about removing thats another ball game to get into. Do able 100% but need to take the time and make sure its done right! The company i worked for always said... Quality and doing it right is what matters!

Not repairable, but if you want to try with your insurance carrier they MAY approve it. That's what I tell home owners. Let them make the call. I've had 20+ roofs where I met the adjuster and before inspection I said "hey this is not a slam dunk roof by any means, I totally understand if you can't approve it, I won't fight you on this one". Guess what- 9 times out of 10 insurance will be so impressed you are so up front with them they will go out of their way to replace the roof.

Had issues getting my roof insured (new homeowner) even after 2 inspectors gave it the stamp of approval. The issue was it was "unknown" when the roof was actually built. I knew this roof was pretty well cooked. It was the original and the house was built in 1976. Had a licensed roofer actually take a trained eye look at it to see how much time he thought it had. I'll try to summarize. 1. He noted that the shingles I have, arent largely manufactured anymore (3 tab) 2. In the years hes been doing roofing for his dads company (about 11 years) hes never came across venting for the attic down the sides of a hip roof. Leading to fears that water damage might be a real issue in the attic. He recommended a total roof replacement but since I havent noticed any leaks or water damage, he said to wait. Unofficially it has about 2 or 3 more years before it has to go and hes hoping prices will be lower by that point. Managed to get my house insured by using the previously home owners company but already saving up the war chest to replace the roof. I'm curious though. What's your thoughts on cedar shake compared to asphalt shingles? As a side note. Not planning on pinging the insurance when the time comes to replace in a couple years. I wish the previous homeowners did so because based on what the roofer said, theres ALOT of patchwork up there

You are exactly rite dude.its not insurance companies responsibility to replace a worn out roof.its homeowners responsibility to keep a good roof over top of their house.those old Wasco skylights are a nitemare. If you have to have skylights,replace with velux skylights they come with a fool proof flashing system

a long time ago (early 2000's) owens corning packages said don't put the nails in the tar strip. they wanted it above. (3 tab).

My boy is wicked smart

Great video. Wow be careful. That's the type of roof that your foot can go through. Good info.

I would have loved to see the decking in the attic on this.

Discovered your channel about 45 days ago... avid follower! Recently joined the Roofing workforce, there is always something new I learn from your videos! Keep up the good work!

Excellent video the first time I think I have correlated age of roofing to all of the individual characteristics you point out in the root great job. Keep up the good work

Great video & Thanks for being so concerned & honest.

Tuning in again from the last video man.. again I highly appreciate your content. I am about to begin my career in roof sales after 3 years with mitigation and restoration company. Whenever you find the time I would highly appreciate making an overall video on roofing mistakes made regularly by contractors and an overall idea of how to sell honestly to the homeowner. I know your content already covers a lot. Just from my perspective being semi green in this industry I would be grateful. CONTINUE MAKING CONTENT. Forever subscribed.

Wow... a lot of issues going on with that roof. Key ways on top of each other all over the place and no starter strip anywhere , No step flashing , improper flashing where the two roofs meet , No underlayment, No ice shield. caulk, tar bubble gum all around the sky lights. Moe , Larry and Curly must have done that one.

Thats the trouble when trying to do a roof repair you don't know how far the damage goes .so could end up replacing all the roof anyway.. It's hard so just give a fair price . Replace the whole roof then you get a guarantee 👍👍👍

Not a claim. Roof is shot from age and deterioration. Coming from a 35 year property claim veteran.

I want to see before and after. I got rid of my hugh sky light for every reason you can imagine. While they look great, that is all. In summer too hot, winter too cold. So cold I could not take a bath. I had mine replaced and it helped hugh on electric bill. I just had my roof replaced due to hail damage and had to fight the insurance company. They wanted to patch a 14 year old roof and I said no. I appealed and won. I have a beautiful roof now. I went through the spec list myself to see what I could was done. I found appx $4k worth of stuff that was allocated and not done. I caught the roofer not replaced 1/2" drip edge that was allocated to a 1" drip edge and made them do it. It left exposed edge to water between roof and gutters. I had to do a nail sweep because they lied and said they did it. I showed them they didn't. I might be a woman but I know what is right. I don't trust people that lie and cut costs to put in their own pockets. I made them reimbursed me for the 6 bundles of shingles that were not used. My repair or patch job my roofer was charging was $7k vs replacement $25k. While the roof looks good, now I don't trust them and they will NOT get a referral from me.

time for a new roof

I've learned a lot from you, thanks

Отличный канал , только я не понимаю по вражески но рукастый парень

Can you talk estimate for "other roofer" repair price, vs whole roof replacement? Also talk more about how terrible bad/wet wood under roof is

Yeah looks like it’s time for a new roof.

I used to use woven valleys as trade Mark but no longer because supplyer won't garrantey

From what I see Replacement is necessary.

that roof is done

That looks like a big roof. How much would you charge to replace that roof?

Replace the roof and put some new VELUX No Leak Skylights on there!

Yup - this roof is done for. Attempting to repair it is making yourself liable for the entire, sorry state of it. Me and my brothers own a house together, and the roof is now 70 years old (concrete roof tiles), and overdue for a fixup. Estimate to change to a steel profile roof was $25k, but we’re budgeting with $30k, and still have another $5k on hand for any surprises they find underneath. They’re starting next week or the week after…

They took out all the arsenal in the roofing tool bag to seal that skylight 😂

No Insurance claim. The owner just needs to get It replaced.

Yea, definitely needs replaced.

As all the guys cheered for completing the roof, & leaks 2 weeks later 👍 I could fix it all for 2k , but just give me 10k & you'll NEVER have to worry about it !

10:22, i wouldn’t touch this house even for a complete redo. What kind of roof is this. This roof is destined to fail even with a proper install.

Hi Brian, we have two old Andersen skylights that need to be either replaced or removed to prepare the emptied areas for Ludowici tile to match the rest of our roof. Obviously, if we tile those areas, we will have to do interior work as well. My question to you is, is it better to replace the skylights or get rid of them?

I have been roofing for 35 years and some of my details are out dated

Honesty is the best job 🦾🦾🦾 keep it up

i don't like heights but have been on a few roofs, just wondering why at 8:03 they misaligned the courses so much? Was it a patch in or did they just not pay attention? And i agree it looks terrible

I would welcome you to my job sight and discuss different roofing views and details

to me even if you filed a clam the roof would be prorated and I don't think the owner would get much. It looks to be really old.

I've built my business exposing the ignorance of others just like you and believe me this business is eat up with people doing this type work everywhere you look.

I wouldn’t repair just the skylights. That entire section needs to be done at the very least. Seems like a big roof maybe they don’t have the money on hand for an entire new house. My argument to that would be the cost of repairs they will pay before getting a new roof. Just get a new roof !!!

There's 2 kind of skylights, those that leak, and those that will leak.

Install was done wrong. Remove and replace all day.

You ever thought about expanding your yutub by actually going to willing contractors working and looking at there work

flat roofs need some advise

This one is awful. If there really is wind on that it may be worth a try. If it's ACV, the adjuster might not batt an eye and just cut a check for $3k-$4k and close the file. The homeowner could contribute that to a new roof. If RCV, there would likely be heavier pushback depending on the carrier and the individual adjuster. It's not repairable but they might just slope it either way.

Show some actual videos of your crew replacing a roof?

No claim,....it’s exceeded its life expectancy,along with improper installation...🙄

So what is the advantage to bitumen shingle roofs? As opposed to something like purlin/.48 steel or tiles? Is it cost? Because here in aus you could tear off a tile roof that size, redo all the purlins and put colourbond steel up for $45-50k AUD which is like 30k American? I mean, steel/terracotta will give you a solid 40-50 years with maintenance even in coastal areas and concrete tiles will last 100 years with very little maintenance required at all, a repoint every decade or so and you are golden. In the case of this but tiles I could have both swapped out and done correctly in 2 hours. Just curious is all. Love the content thinking of shooting a couple of my own for Aussie roof styles.

Wow no starter row. That looks bad lol

Yeah ill repair it for a million or replace for 10k ...cx will always choose the million.

Aah leeky skylight = Bad roof.

Hail damage? Of course it has hail damage somewhere, it's an old roof. Sure as fuck wouldn't file a claim, even if there is hail damage.. the roof would be replaced at this age to begin with.

This is definitely a complete tear off with prob a fair amount of structure and plywood roof decking repair. Def a do it yourself roof job. Anybody that says ur wrong is just idiotic. I’m a contractor and you would be shocked the things I’ve seen that have been done by supposed real contracting companies. Not to mention the bullshit estimates where a disreputable contractor says it’s repairable and quotes a low price just to get the job and then when he starts the project he says…”Mr & Mrs Johnson you won’t believe what we found?!! I’m sorry to inform you but once we started to work in doing so we uncovered so many probs that we just couldn’t see in our initial estimate bc they were covered over but sadly now we just have to tear it all off and replace it”!!! This happens a lot and the Johnsons are now stuck and bc they are not contractors they just nite the bullet and agree to the complete job. Some would say but isn’t that what needs doing anyway? Yes you would be correct but by purposely misleading the customer by offering a less expensive repair this contractor starts the job and has the Johnsons over a barrel bc they feel obliged to just let him do the repair and pay his price. Whereas if the contractor gave them a legit estimate stating it was indeed a complete tear off, the Johnsons would at least have the option to compare bids and estimates.

Rip it up. 15,000

Old roof!!! Rip it off and do it right!!!

Would be better just to tear off and start over with brand new material and do it right haha

Definitely not worth repairing that roof. The problem is you’re going to get blamed for other leaks that weren’t there before you did that one repair.

That should qualify for a "worst roof ever".

Lol. I did my own roof

Poor workmanship will get the homeowners pocket book every time, sorry but there always more hidden damage than meets the eyes, 😆💸

Not repairable. $20,000 for replacement

What state/city are you in?

Caulk it and that’s it

Repair it for $30k or replace for 15k

Shit skylights, replace with Velux. Done.

So have u ever seen a roof u didn’t have shit to talk about the contractor on?!?!?

7:50 look at that beauty 😍 🤣🤣

Throw him a price lol

Yeah, hail caused the leaks and rot.

Not repairable.

Total hack job. Replace the whole roof.