Monday, July 14, 2008
We hired a roofing company to fix the leaky roof. While we were speaking with the roofing comapnies, we determined that there was an error made in construction. Where that error was made is in question.
The roof over the atrium end flush with the exterior wall. This being flush is not shown in the blueprints from Eric Belo. In fact, hae has a drawing specifically for this and it shows an overhang.
That being said, when the roof trusses were installed, the ended up flush. So, the error lies in the roof trusses being too short, allowing for no overhang. This was caused by a combination of: Menards (whom we bought the trusses from), the truss company, who Menards contracted with, or Rob Norton whose crew installed the trusses.
In order to fix this, we had the roofing comapny rip off about 50% of the shingles, take out the lower vents that may have been causing the leaks and the OSB. They then cistered out the roof trusses and installed new OSB, lais Ice and Water dam from the roof edge to the peak, and installed new shingles. Then they finished off the new overhang with siding, trim and soffit.
We have had 2 rainstorms and no leaks. I have some pictures that I will post soon.
In order to get our money back for this work and the re-insulation that had to be done, I think we have to sue Rob and Menards.
The roof over the atrium end flush with the exterior wall. This being flush is not shown in the blueprints from Eric Belo. In fact, hae has a drawing specifically for this and it shows an overhang.
That being said, when the roof trusses were installed, the ended up flush. So, the error lies in the roof trusses being too short, allowing for no overhang. This was caused by a combination of: Menards (whom we bought the trusses from), the truss company, who Menards contracted with, or Rob Norton whose crew installed the trusses.
In order to fix this, we had the roofing comapny rip off about 50% of the shingles, take out the lower vents that may have been causing the leaks and the OSB. They then cistered out the roof trusses and installed new OSB, lais Ice and Water dam from the roof edge to the peak, and installed new shingles. Then they finished off the new overhang with siding, trim and soffit.
We have had 2 rainstorms and no leaks. I have some pictures that I will post soon.
In order to get our money back for this work and the re-insulation that had to be done, I think we have to sue Rob and Menards.
Labels: leaks, menards, rob norton, roof trusses
