The next chapter

For anyone who actually wants to know what the "next chapter" of the really, really bad roof story is, here we go:

 

It didn't take long for two (different) guys from the construction company to come out on Saturday morning, Jan 16th, after the leak in the guest room. They went up and put another "waterproof" membrane down on top of the one that had been put on the day before. One of the two guys DID come and look up in the attic for himself, saw the leaking mess and took pics. Neither of them claimed to understand how this could have happened, of course. (Do I look like I'm fresh out of the cabbage patch to believe that bs? But no one steps up and takes responsibility for errors and bad jobs nowadays, something I find especially frustrating and annoying.)

 

On Friday Jan 22 two of the same three guys who had done the prep work on the 15th came back to actually shingle the back half. I made my feelings known, though neither said a thing, of course. They didn't clean up after themselves in the back space:

 

Nor did they bother to replace the sheeting on the fence addition that they broke the week before:

This is a close-up of the job they did:

They left all their equipment/tools on the roof, along with the remaining packages of shingles.

 

I took many more pics and sent them all to our property manager, along with the pics of the strip of nails they left in the back and the still-broken fence sheeting. I hope the shingles are wavy because of the packaging itself and the freezing weather, but I actually thought shingles would lie flat. Still, I'll allow for winter conditions and give the benefit of the doubt.

 

Today, January 25th, three guys unexpectedly showed up first thing in the morning. At least one of them had been here every time (the "foreman," I think), which didn't inspire confidence.

 

I could hear them stripping the old shingles off the front half of the roof, and then much banging and pounding. I assumed that they were prepping the roof and would put the shingles on another day, but after they left around noon and I went out with my camera, I could see that they had completely finished. 

They still did not replace the broken fence sheeting.

 

I emailed all my pics to the property manager, told him I had no way of knowing whether they put any membrane down this time and that I expected someone to replace the broken fence sheet with the spare sheeting that I already have available in my garage. I also told him that when the job is completely done (there is work to be done along the exposed, western edge) I will be hiring a home inspector to come and take a look, with a particular emphasis on the roof and attic. I wrote that if there are any problems I would be in touch.

 

His reply? They would do an inspection of the roof when the work was complete.

 

Really? Does he seriously think I'll trust his property management company? I'll spend the $400+ for an independent opinion, thank you very much. It will be needed if I have to take further action.

 

I have zero, and I do mean ZERO, confidence that my roof will no longer leak. In fact, I fully expect the entire roof to leak during the next significant rain storm, both front and back. Perhaps I'm being too negative, but given the construction company's track record with my unit (not the first repair they've screwed up), you can understand why I would feel this way. Never mind the 16 month, 21 day struggle just to get this far in addressing the leak. (Who knew a "repair" would make things worse?)

So that's the end of this chapter. I wish I could say it will be the end of the entire story, but I'd bet real money that it won't be.

I'll do my best to visit when I can, and in the meantime, I'll leave you with pics of something far more enjoyable to look at than roof shingles: various snaps of Derry this weekend. Take care, everyone.

Peace.