The house to the north is getting a new roof today.
My only objection is they started at 0700 on a Saturday.
This is very unusual for my area.
Why?
Because a new roof is a three step process hereabouts.
First is the tear down, which needs to be inspected.
Second is the tar-paper layer and wood repairs, which needs to be inspected.
Last is shingles, which needs to be inspected.
The inspectors don't work on the weekend.
I can hear them, three hours later, already installing shingles.
That means that the roof next door doesn't have a permit and the roofers are likely unlicensed.
They don't have their name proudly displayed on the sides of their vehicles.
Being unlicensed doesn't mean they're incompetent, just working illegally.
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The roof will always be the "old" roof. The insurance company doesn't care, the inspectors don't care, and the work is cheap. The only caveat is if one of the hands falls off the roof. I doubt the contractor has insurance, and the homeowner policy is the deepest pocket.
ReplyDeleteSo, when the replacement roof starts leaking this winter, you can laugh at the homeowners.
ReplyDeleteBuilding inspections and building inspections are often not worth the tax money you paid for them.
ReplyDeleteHere in West Oz, the building approval/permit documentation says:
"You must have building inspector sign-off before proceeding, when the construction reaches any of the following milestones:
- Pad completion
- walls at plate height
- roof framed
- lockup
Allow 48 hours for inspection. IF NOT CONTACTED IN THAT TIME ASSUME THAT THE INSPECTOR HAS APPROVED FURTHER CONSTRUCTION."
When we built the first time, the inspection department had the wrong address on their paperwork (right street, but wrong number by about a kilometer), and somehow didn't discover that until AFTER we had moved in. The only way I can explain that is if they never even TRIED to inspect the work.
Look up the Hard Rock Hotel project in
ReplyDeleteNew Orleans if you really want to see what an inspector is worth.
A week or two before the collapse the feds starting charging city building inspectors for taking bribes. ..