Advice on Roof Deflection - New Home (how much, roofing, install)
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We just had our 1 year inspection on our new construction home. We didn't have an inspection at closing so this is our first inspection. The inspector noted that there's deflection on the roof - the builder is saying that it's just cosmetic. I'm concerned that if we don't get this fixed it may be an issue later or an issue when we sell - looking for feedback from some experts Thanks!
A "home inspector" is a visual inspector, not an expert in any one field. You take the inspection and get a professional's opinion that does this day in and day out, which means call a roofer and bring them out for an expert opinion. Hopefully, you call the company that installed it in the first place. If it's still a new neighborhood, you can easily find that out as they put a roof on another house.
Either way, get the opinion of an expert and then submit that in for warranty work.
"Deflection on the roof"- that explains a lot.
Care to elaborate?
Did the inspector hint on a "possible" cause? How much of a span are you talking about?
"Deflection on the roof"- that explains a lot.
Care to elaborate?
Did the inspector hint on a "possible" cause? How much of a span are you talking about?
Is this a truss roof? OSB decking?
Yeah, with a description like that it could pretty much be anything.
I had a home where the contractor to do a new roof found a deflection, investigated and found supports were left out on one side if the roof. I had a construction company look at it and they agreed. It was not an expensive repair but it was all out of my pocket.
We had a 70s era home that had roof deflection with two causes: First the previous homeowners cut out a load bearing wall to install a breakfast bar without adding back support and the other was the original framing in the attic had slapped the upright supports to the joists/rafters along the sides rather than proper weight transfer of rafter to joist. Over time the nails bent or separated. New cripple walls had to be built along both sides in the attic over the load bearing walls and we put a structural beam up over the entire length of the missing wall below for proper weight transfer. To really beef things up we put a series of 10" steel I beams with support posts/walls running the entire length of both sides of the basement to further distribute load from the central beams. No more sag.
We just had our 1 year inspection on our new construction home. We didn't have an inspection at closing so this is our first inspection. The inspector noted that there's deflection on the roof - the builder is saying that it's just cosmetic. I'm concerned that if we don't get this fixed it may be an issue later or an issue when we sell - looking for feedback from some experts Thanks!
Did the Inspector provide any detail on how much deflection, where it is located, etc? Do you have any pictures to share? Can you copy/paste the write-up here?
Even though we do not like to see any cosmetic issues on a new build these do happen and even roof anomalies that might not look pretty but are functional. You're builder might be right without more detail we would not be able to provide you a sane answer.
A "home inspector" is a visual inspector, not an expert in any one field. You take the inspection and get a professional's opinion that does this day in and day out, which means call a roofer and bring them out for an expert opinion. Hopefully, you call the company that installed it in the first place. If it's still a new neighborhood, you can easily find that out as they put a roof on another house.
Either way, get the opinion of an expert and then submit that in for warranty work.
Roofing is not Rocket Science and it is easy for anyone with a knowledge of roofing to provide a more than adequate assessment of most roofing issues.
As for calling the company that installed it originally that is not a very good idea. If the company was not honest enough to see and correct their own errors when they made them what makes anyone believe they would own up to them when called on the carpet after the fact?
A "home inspector" is a visual inspector, not an expert in any one field. You take the inspection and get a professional's opinion that does this day in and day out, which means call a roofer and bring them out for an expert opinion. Hopefully, you call the company that installed it in the first place. If it's still a new neighborhood, you can easily find that out as they put a roof on another house.
Either way, get the opinion of an expert and then submit that in for warranty work.
"You call a roofer"- Why? A roofer installs roofing materials-
A "deflection" would be a framing issue. But, if you must call a roofer prepare yourself for this- "that will be a $50 service fee" and "call a framer, we have nothing to do with deflections".
Well, until OP returns with an explanation of what "roof deflection" even means, the whole discussion is moot.
Wanna bet whether we'll ever see OP again?
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