No It Isn't Finished

Roofers said the garage roof is finished and they want the last of their money. No way, huh uh, don't even ask, have you looked at our roof? Summertime in Oklahoma usually means hot temperatures and no rain. This year we have had fairly cool temps and lots of rain. Because of the rain we know the roof leaks. Because of the sun we know there are gaps and holes in the roof.

We have been complaining and complaining and they have been saying it is fine. You want your money; you make me, the customer, happy. The owner of the roofing company has been out several times and always agrees with us and yes it will be fixed; then either he is lying to us or his employees are not listening to him.

Under the ridge caps there should be an ice and water shield. This is a membrane that stops moisture from seeping or in our case blowing in under the cap. Their solution was to push pipe insulation under the metal. Okay, that insulation is not UV rated, will not last the life of the roof, and I don't know if it will get a complete seal to keep bugs out.

Yesterday, they came out and after standing around for two hours waiting for supplies they took the ridge caps off and put down the ice and water shield. You can see the black membrane between the roof and the joists. That's what it should have looked like from the very beginning.

But there are still holes in the roof where they missed the wood and then backed the screw out. Hello, the holes need to be filled. I don't want moisture or creepy crawlies coming in through there. Just put a screw through the hole and the problem is solved. The screws have rubber washers on them so they are air tight. Nothing will leak through. The roofers are meeting us this afternoon and we are showing them all the holes. Oh, and on the east side of the roof there is sunlight coming through about a 3 inch gap that wasn't there yesterday.

Even if they get it all fixed there will be no more money until we have had a hard rain with wind to be sure they got everything water tight. I hate being this way, they need their money to pay their guys but I need a good roof. Oh, one guy said they only bid a class 2 roof and we were expecting a class 1 roof. I don't even know what that means and who would put a class 2 roof on their house?