What is Happening - Attic Eave Area (shingles, insulation, costs)
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This is a WI home. As always, I just ask that people who post just be considerate when posting thoughts/comments. Picture is of the corner of the house in the attic. In the far left corner you can see where the soffits are. What I think I'm seeing is that they didn't do something correctly with the exterior sheathing and siding so they put shingles in the interior of the attic with step flashing so that when any rain/snow gets into this area, it will slide down the shingles and down the soffits.
Does anyone have any different thoughts? Have you ever seen anything like this before? Any idea on:
- What would be the code violations, industry standard failures, etc.?
- How you would fix this?
- Potential costs to fix?
Sure would be helpful if you'd post some pictures that are actually descriptive, and supplement with text in English. I have no freaking clue what I'm supposed to be looking at.
Could there have possibly been an addition to the house at some point? I don't think I've ever seen shingles with step flashing on the inside of the attic before.
Are you having issues with leaks, or just don't like the way it looks? Whatever, it's somewhat recent construction since the roof decking is OSB.
Could there have possibly been an addition to the house at some point? I don't think I've ever seen shingles with step flashing on the inside of the attic before.
Are you having issues with leaks, or just don't like the way it looks? Whatever, it's somewhat recent construction since the roof decking is OSB.
It's a house under construction.
This is a decorative dormer on the front, built on top of the main roof.
I don'y see anything out of the ordinary.
The OP has another thread. He definitely needs a good home inspector to inspect after mechanicals and before framing is covered with insulation and sheetrock.
No one having a beer and sitting at a laptop is going to give him better input than that.
It's a house under construction.
This is a decorative dormer on the front, built on top of the main roof.
I don'y see anything out of the ordinary.
The OP has another thread. He definitely needs a good home inspector to inspect after mechanicals and before framing is covered with insulation and sheetrock.
No one having a beer and sitting at a laptop is going to give him better input than that.
Excuse me. I am not on a laptop with a beer. I am on a desktop with a brandy but I am not giving advice...yet...LOL
It's a house under construction.
This is a decorative dormer on the front, built on top of the main roof.
I don'y see anything out of the ordinary.
The OP has another thread. He definitely needs a good home inspector to inspect after mechanicals and before framing is covered with insulation and sheetrock.
No one having a beer and sitting at a laptop is going to give him better input than that.
In his original question, he didn't say it was a house under construction nor did he say it was a dormer. In fact, he said it was in the corner of his attic. He may have mentioned those things in another post, but not this one.
He said his "WI house". When I read the post, for some reason it looked like WWI to me, not Wisconsin, so it would have been an old house with possibly an addition if it was WWI era.
If it's a new house under construction, it should have to pass a number of inspections by the local city/county/whatever before receiving a certificate of occupancy. A hired inspector could always be added at his expense but not necessarily needed for a new house.
In his original question, he didn't say it was a house under construction nor did he say it was a dormer. In fact, he said it was in the corner of his attic. He may have mentioned those things in another post, but not this one.
He said his "WI house". When I read the post, for some reason it looked like WWI to me, not Wisconsin, so it would have been an old house with possibly an addition if it was WWI era.
If it's a new house under construction, it should have to pass a number of inspections by the local city/county/whatever before receiving a certificate of occupancy. A hired inspector could always be added at his expense but not necessarily needed for a new house.
Independent inspections after code inspections ALWAYS detect issues that municipal inspectors have overlooked. ALWAYS. That is not a criticism of the code inspectors. It is just a fact.
Two threads. Read both, and you will have clarity on the OP's needs. He definitely needs an independent inspection with an inspector who will discuss the concerns he raises.
Or, he could accept the builder's guy's word that the facia board doesn't need a hanger. (It doesn't.)
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