Got up on my roof for the first time since I purchased a house, and
noticed that a second story "bonus room" doesn't have any shingles on
it, just a layer of asphalt. The slope of this section of roof is low,
and you can't see it from the ground. Is this normal?

Thanks

wrote:
Got up on my roof for the first time since I purchased a house, and
noticed that a second story "bonus room" doesn't have any shingles on
it, just a layer of asphalt. The slope of this section of roof is low,
and you can't see it from the ground. Is this normal?

No, of course not...sounds like a roofer didn't finish and may have
just missed a section since it doesn't show from the ground previous
homeowner never went up to check...

How long since you closed? What sort of disclosure/pre-closure
inspection was done? Unless you signed off as "accepted" a statement
that removes seller from obligation of full disclosure you may have
some recourse for getting that portion of the roof completed with at
least a cost share from the seller.

Unless it is actually of low enough slope to qualify as a flat roof
(which I doubt on a dwelling unless it was an addition, not original
construction), it's almost surely adequate pitch for asphalt shingles.

How long since you closed?

Uhm...about 11 months. ;-) I just bought a ladder, so the roof was
inaccessible. My main motivation behind the purchase was that I
noticed what looked like rotting fascia next to the chimney. The
fascia is under the shingleless section. And the wood IS quite rotten.

What sort of disclosure/pre-closure inspection was done?

I had a pre-purchase done with a guy that someone assured was a "deal
killer", I know he climbed on the roof; he remarked something about
alligatoring near the chimney, which was fixed by the prior owner.

Unless it is actually of low enough slope to qualify as a flat roof
(which I doubt on a dwelling unless it was an addition, not original
construction), it's almost surely adequate pitch for asphalt shingles.


It could be an addition, but the room is unfinished, so I doubt it.

Thanks

wrote:
How long since you closed?

Uhm...about 11 months. ;-) I just bought a ladder, so the roof was
inaccessible. My main motivation behind the purchase was that I
noticed what looked like rotting fascia next to the chimney. The
fascia is under the shingleless section. And the wood IS quite rotten.

What sort of disclosure/pre-closure inspection was done?

I had a pre-purchase done with a guy that someone assured was a "deal
killer", I know he climbed on the roof; he remarked something about
alligatoring near the chimney, which was fixed by the prior owner.

Unless it is actually of low enough slope to qualify as a flat roof
(which I doubt on a dwelling unless it was an addition, not original
construction), it's almost surely adequate pitch for asphalt shingles.


It could be an addition, but the room is unfinished, so I doubt it.

Thanks


Alligatoring is a condition of a built up roof. You most
likely have a built up roof. Common for flat or low slope
roofs. Not the best type of roof or the longest lasting, but
common.

--
Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX

You most likely have a built up roof.

I googled on "built up roof" and it sounds like this is exactly what I
have. So the lack of shingles is apparently "as designed."

Thanks for the info.

dpb wrote:
wrote:
Got up on my roof for the first time since I purchased a house, and
noticed that a second story "bonus room" doesn't have any shingles on
it, just a layer of asphalt. The slope of this section of roof is
low, and you can't see it from the ground. Is this normal?

No, of course not...sounds like a roofer didn't finish and may have
just missed a section since it doesn't show from the ground previous
homeowner never went up to check...

How long since you closed? What sort of disclosure/pre-closure
inspection was done? Unless you signed off as "accepted" a statement
that removes seller from obligation of full disclosure you may have
some recourse for getting that portion of the roof completed with at
least a cost share from the seller.

Unless it is actually of low enough slope to qualify as a flat roof
(which I doubt on a dwelling unless it was an addition, not original
construction), it's almost surely adequate pitch for asphalt shingles.

Gads man, take your ignorance elsewhere!

Others, not the name so you can avoid it.