Inferior Frisco Roofing Contractor

 

Important of Trusted Frisco Roofing Contractor

Having a trusted Frisco roofing contractor is extremely important when purchasing a new home. The housing market in Frisco and the rest of Dallas – Fort Worth area right now is extremely hot and is moving very quickly.

Recently a realtor that we know had a client looking to purchase a house in Frisco and was trying to close quick as aggressive as the market is. They were in the option period for the house and had just had the home inspected by the Frisco inspector. The inspector just a few small things on their report for the roofing portion.

Frisco Flip House

The realtor needed a Frisco roofing contractor to check out the entirety of the roof to see if the things the inspector noted were important. We showed up the next morning and noticed the roof was in far worst condition than what the inspectors report made it look like.

It was a house built in the 80’s and I could tell immediately walking up that it had a sub-par quick renovation. There was overspray all over the grass and outside of house as they had just repainted the house. The investor selling the house had done a very quick remodel to try and sell the home. 

The inside of the home looked good from afar but could tell the work was done very quickly and cheaply flip the home. After we did the roof
inspection it was worse than I thought it would be. Whoever was flipping didn’t replace the roof as you could tell it was more than likely at least 15 years old. The major problem the previous Frisco roofing contractor to replace the roof didn’t have any ventilation on the roof.

Boiling Attic

With no ventilation the attic has no way for the hot air to escape. This led to major blistering of the roof and cutting the longevity of the shingle life way down. The Frisco roofing contractor also installed the flashing incorrectly and I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a good amount of leaking in the house.

The problem with a freshly remodeled inside is you wouldn’t know if there were any current leak issues as the whole inside of the house had been painted. The investor flipping the house or previous owner had also covered up the attic access. No telling what kind of issues were hiding up there.

Lacking Inspection

The Frisco inspector never noted anything on his report of the home lacking any kind of ventilation. He had just noted a few different spots of blistering. This was surprising as the blistering was one of the worst, we’ve ever seen on a Frisco roof inspection.

None of the pipe jacks were sealed on the nail holes and some of them were coming up. This was a smaller issue than the ventilation or flashing but still needs to be addressed.

Do Your Homework

The important thing when purchasing a home in Frisco is make sure you have a realtor you trust. A good realtor will let you know when it’s well to walk away from a home that might look good for the untrained eye. Also having a Frisco roofing contractor, you can trust to give honest opinion of the roof condition.

This Frisco roof also had a good amount of hail damage but was mixed in with the blistering. A good Frisco roofing contractor would be able to get the roof replaced through insurance but with the amount of blistering they would be competent in their job.  Just make sure and do your homework on companies you hire. Generally, inspectors have a limited amount of time to inspect the home and not necessarily experts in everything they’re inspecting.