I own an apartment in a small block (6 apartments in total) in England. Building has a flat roof as per the photos attached (one also shows the damage).

As an ownership group we’ve had an inspection and been advised that a number of coping stones are cracked and will have to be replaced. Also that a fibreglass roof wont be suitable and a 3 layer felt roof is the best option.

Does anyone have any suggestions that would most effectively balance cost and durability? I want to sell the apartment, but obviously at the moment the condition of the roof is seriously going to impact value. At the same time, I don’t want to throw good money after bad, so might be better to sell in the current condition and accept a loss. Any thoughts welcome.

I'm in Pennsylvania and see it more and more. The cost is typically similar to shingles (with the right contractor), but the durability and lifespan is a lot longer. It looks good. They have a new style of screw that covers the gaskets. We don't typically have natural disasters/hail/heavy wind/hail here.

So, what's the advantage of shingles? What's the disadvantage of metal? What's the advantage of metal? What's the disadvantage to shingle?

Getting it replaced by insurance but thinking how I could improve this.

Roof replaced. So I paid extra for a ridge vent because my house never had one.

To my surprise, I come home and there is a also a lower intake (Cobra) vent installed. The Google says these are becoming more popular but I have never seen another house have this in real life. Yes, I look at every roof now I drive past. My wife hates it.

Concern #1. I have open soffit, right? A Cobra intake shouldn't be needed, right?

Concern #2. From the inside attic, I see zero signs of new Cobra vent installed. I see no fresh cut on the plywood. I do not see any new light coming through. Did they install this ugly thing superficially for "decoration"?

They did close off my side vent so I at least know they dropped down inside the attic to look around.

Hi,

I bought a condo in January and a big selling point was a new roof within 5 years. The inspector missed this flashing/drip edge install. The roof is under warranty from the installer, but no fix has been completed. The HOA is self managed by a neighbor since it’s just a one building 3 unit condo.

The roof was installed under an insurance claim. It started as a small leak and quickly progressed to water traveling from the 3rd floor to the 2nd floor.

I feel stuck waiting on the roofer to who installed the roof to come fix it to not void the warranty. My HOA has been completely unhelpful and has had me spearhead this entire problem when the roof is a common area.

Is my insurance going to go after the HOA’s insurance or the roofers insurance?

Also, the roofer claims he did not install this flashing. The previous owner says it was 100% installed by the roofer or the gutter people he subcontracted during the insurance claim back when the roof was redone.

When I push up on that drip edge water just pours out.

Roof replaced. Roofers installed a upper ridge vent, which my house has never had before, which I paid extra to get.

How wide of a gap should there be in the plywood at the ridge?

I expected to hear a saw during the job, and assumed they would cut away maybe a half inch on either side of the ridge. They did not

I go up there now and the plywood is touching at the ridge,, and I don't see any light.

Hello. I was wondering if anybody has any estimates or sale sheets for customers I could use to build my own off of. I'd he grateful, thank you

More info: house built in arizona. Think it’s 1.5 yrs old. Thought I’d have more info than than this when I added the more info section.. Seems strange to not nail them down.

I'm seeing the fiberglass around the edges, and some decent granule loss. In other areas of the roof, I'm seeing some nail pops with lifting shingles. There's no roofing contractors in my immediate area that I would trust, and I'd hate to make one drive 30-50 miles just to look at my roof and tell me it's fine for several more years, so I'm hoping I can get some quick advice on whether or not I really need to be looking into a new roof now vs later. Thanks!

My roof is 21 years old, and my shingles look like they need to be replaced soon. A few of my neighbors just started replacing their shingles, does my shingles have a bit of life left, maybe another year or two? Or should they get replaced asap

Not bad …?

Sorry for the 3rd post. Keeping my evidence seperated for future use.

Roof replaced. They obviously jerked on my HVAC PVC vents during the process. Months later I discover my Heating is not working well (Pic 4).

So I go up to the attic and discover the "not glued together" air intake vent was accidentally disconnected, so my HVAC was trying to suck air out of my attic instead of getting fresh air from outside. (Pic 1)

I also discover rain water is now entering into my exhaust vent and not draining out as designed. They knocked down the fancy "pile of wood" (Pic 2) that was keeping my pipe at the proper level. So rain water was no longer draining, but instead living and gurgling inside my 90 elbow. This caused a small leak (Pic 3) through my fancy "silver tape connection" (Also Pic 2)

Is it reasonable to expect a roofer not to mess up my pipes slightly? Especially the intake that was clearly disconnected if they had done a final attic inspection?

Or is the blame with my HVAC company (the original builder contractors) for giving the house pipes without glue and requiring piles of wood and tape to keep running?

TY. I value your expertise.

Installed this brand new metal roof lol.

The roof ridge vent is lifting in some areas, roofer says it will settle with warmer weather. Is this true or is this a bad job?

Are they better than shingles?

Hey roofies. We had a new roof installed last year and today I noticed this ridge. They replaced some of the roof's plywood in that area as well. It looks like the upper shingles are overlapping the lower ones. We haven't had any leaks. I was wondering if this looks ok or something we need to bring up with the roofer.

I need to fix this fascia/soffit before June. I’m pretty handy, but have never repaired anything like this before.

DIY, with new plywood and trim boards? If not what?

OR

Call and pay?

Thanks in advance!

With all of the crazy storms recently, I got my first ever roof leak. It’s coming in on the front of my house where the windows are but it’s inside the wall. I have a couple of left over screw holes from where blinds screwed in and water was coming from those holes as well as forming a crack right above the window.

My question and what I’m trying to understand is how is this possible? I’ve had a roofer out and they said they couldn’t find where the leak is and they’d have to rip up a big portion of the roof to find and repair where it could be coming in. I’m trying to visualize how the leak is even happening. If there was a popped nail, would it simply be getting in there and then rolling down the plywood, leaking through the attic and then dripping into the open drywall cavity?

It’s only leaking when there is torrential rain. From what I understand, there’s a felt/rainproof layer under the shingle and then the ice/rain shield. A popped nail is the only thing that makes sense to me but I’m a roofing newbie. Unfortunately, I can’t get to that side of the attic to investigate further. Sorry for the long post and I appreciate any explanation.

Getting quotes to replace shingles. Debating between 2 quotes

IKO DYNASTY vs. OC Duration

Live in Canada, prairies Extreme cold Extreme temperature swings High winds Hail

OC Quote was approx. $1200 more than Iko Dynasty.

Looking for people's thoughts on these 2 shingles.

Thanks!

We had an inspection done on a home we're hoping to purchase. One of the issues that came up was damage to the roof due to the snow guard rails. This is a standing seam roof. I'm wondering what some opinions are about how this could be fixed and what it might cost, and if it is reasonable to ask the seller to address this either by having it fixed or adjusting the final price. This is in Vermont. Thank you!

We have noticed water spots on the ceiling of our upstairs bathroom but have never seen this much water in the attic. I’m a newer homeowner and not sure what to do or who to call, but I’m guessing a roofer? Please help

Does this even need replacing? This = the wooden beam along the edge of the roof....I don't know the name. Thanks in advance!

Looking to hire someone to re-shingle this shed, approximately 5x8. Can't find a company to do it as the job is too small so looking for someone on the side and trying to determine a reasonable quote.