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Sad part is, the work could have been subbed out to the cheapest while homeowners paid much higher.
I got a quote from a local big roofing place for my garage 12 years ago and they made me watch a video of the owner crying about his dead dad then threw out a $4500 quote. I just didn’t do the roof. Fast forward to 2023 and I get an actual roofer to do the roof and replace wood because I waited too long. The price of building materials was sky high, it was $2500. Probably the same guys they subcontract.
they made me watch a video of the owner crying about his dead dad
Glad you didn’t reward that behavior. WTF were they thinking?
And the person who found it isn’t doing a good job either, putting new shingles over old. The old should be removed.
Eh, going over one layer is fine as long as there are no decking or other structural problems. From what I can see here the older ones are in good enough shape.
What are those shingles? Pieces of tar?
A fiberglass mat core with asphalt around it and grit stuck in the asphalt on the top.
Tiles are great, I’d love to have a roof last 100 years. But they don’t get as much use here because of issues with ice damning up the bottom edge and pooling water up under the tile, which then freezes and expands and dislodges or damags the tile. That can be overcome, but it’s easier and cheaper to use shingles.
Well, thanks for the explanation!
But they don’t get as much use here
You should clarify “here” a bit more. In AZ tile roofs are EVERYWHERE.
We end up replacing the underlayment more often than the actual tiles… unless the specific type of tile is no longer made and too many cracked for whatever reason.
I used to live in a brick rowhouse, and the arched transom started to crack. I thought I’d diy repoint it myself, only to find out that a previous contractor had “fixed” it by jamming cardboard in the cracks and filled it in with caulk. Totally legit.
I will be DIYing everything for the rest of my life because that’s apparently the only way to hire someone who gives a fuck.
Cy is having an aneurysm
Who?
Cy is the nickname of Cygnus X-1, a galactic X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus and roofing YouTube influencer.
Guy on YouTube/TikTok who does home inspections and see the laziest shit by builders. He seems like a good dude who stands up for the homeowners to get their new homes fixed up when builders try to avoid responsibility. He’s been on the news a bit, too
Should specify that he’s been in the news cause builders are using easily provable lies and slander to try and stop him from calling out their bullshit.
Remember folks, they don’t build things like they used to! They build them twice as expensive and pocket every penny they can!
you can’t park that there
