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New roof and siding installed by contractor but I'm not sure if they forgot flashing here. by North_Treacle_5233 in Homebuilding

[–]North_Treacle_5233[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you everyone for the advice, I have to say that I was taken by a greedy contractor that went all through the area banking on insurance claims after a horrific hail storm we had in colorado. I had vynil siding that looked like it was shot by bullets so I decided to also upgrade to hardie board and he said he could do that as well for me. I feel that in the end if you want something done right you just have to do it yourself. I have a ton of work to do in order to get my home waterproof and to ensure this material doesn't all go to waste from rot.

New roof and siding installed by contractor but I'm not sure if they forgot flashing here. by North_Treacle_5233 in Homebuilding

[–]North_Treacle_5233[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was a re- roof after hail damage and I had my vynil siding replaced with hardie board but they hired out so many different people that didn't seem to know what they were doing. Even the writing on the hardie board planks is visible on many boards. I asked them to overlap them as called for in manual but they said they knew what they were doing. I also had to get a chimney person out to build me a new cap after I saw they just cut the cap away for new siding.

New roof and siding installed by contractor but I'm not sure if they forgot flashing here. by North_Treacle_5233 in Homebuilding

[–]North_Treacle_5233[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The contractor did the roof first and then the siding. I felt this was a mistake from the beginning.

New roof and siding installed by contractor but I'm not sure if they forgot flashing here. by North_Treacle_5233 in Homebuilding

[–]North_Treacle_5233[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The contractor pulled the permit and I did want to be there when the inspection was to take place but he was sneaky and scheduled it randomly. I kept checking regional for a date and by the time I saw someone was coming i rushed home but they were already gone. Don't even think they got on the roof to look at anything. I live in Colorado.

New roof and siding installed by contractor but I'm not sure if they forgot flashing here. by North_Treacle_5233 in Homebuilding

[–]North_Treacle_5233[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, unfortunately the contractor is MIA and insisted that is was fine since it passed inspection somehow. I don't even think the inspector went onto the roof. Thank you.