Flat roof repair options

Ron · 2011-11-09T02:28:35+00:00

I have a flat roof on a rowhome/townhome-style building that I want to do a repair/fix on. I am looking for some suggestions or options for how to do it, what materials to use, etc.Basically, the roof is almost flat with just a slight pitch from the from to the back. The pitch is maybe something like a 1 inch drop in every 10 feet. Along the back edge of the building, the water runs off and over the edge into a gutter and the into a downspout to the ground. There is a problem with the way the gutter is done -- primarily that there is no real drip edge to speak of. Instead, the water runs over the edge of the roof and some of it goes into the gutter and some of it runs down the fascia behind the gutter and down the side of the building. I pretty much know what to do to fix the drip edge, gutter, and fascia issues, so I am all set with that part. That part will involve replacing the gutter and fascia and creating a drip edge so that all of the water runoff goes into the gutter like it is supposed to do.But, there is a secondary issue that I would like to address and fix if I can at the same time. The secondary issues is that over the years part of the roof has sagged just enough to cause a large puddle to form across the whole roof starting at the back edge and going about 6 to 8 feet toward the front of the property. The puddle is about 1/2 to 3/4 inch deep along a line that is about 3 or 4 feet from the back edge of the roof. In other words, along the back section of the roof, it actually pitches slightly in the wrong direct causing the water to run back onto the roof rather than off of the back edge of the roof and into the gutter.The existing roof -- strange as it may seem -- is made up of two 1/2-inch layers of sheetrock attached to the top of the roof rafters, and then about 1-1/4 inch of asphalt sheeting or asphalt board of some type with what looks like just asphalt coating on top of that. NOTE: I posted earlier about this roof being weird and...

Nov 09, 2011 42 Replies

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krw 14 years ago

I'm no longer in VT. ;-)

Without a question. Deep pockets draw sharks and insurance companies are easy targets.

Like medical malpractice suits, it does provide justification to over-protect.

Sure, but the insurance company is going to want to go overboard.

What inspector isn't going to be on the buyer's side?

IME, they *will* find something, if for no other reason than to justify their expense.

Agreed. Lawers are cheap compared to the alternatives. Unfortunatly, many aren't worth much more than "going naked".

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dpb 14 years ago

On 11/14/2011 10:06 AM, snipped-for-privacy@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: ...

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One you hire for a pre-sale inspection or one working through an agent representing you as opposed to the buyer's agent.

IOW, I'm saying if you're in the market to sell, you should be proactive, not simply passively wait and try to respond/counter-punch.

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krw 14 years ago

Why would I (the seller) even *have* an inspection?

Why? They're going to go there anyway.

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