Sad part is, the work could have been subbed out to the cheapest while homeowners paid much higher.
By could have been I think you mean almost certainly
I got a quote from a local big roofing place for my garage 12 years ago and they made me watch a video of the owner crying about his dead dad then threw out a $4500 quote. I just didn’t do the roof. Fast forward to 2023 and I get an actual roofer to do the roof and replace wood because I waited too long. The price of building materials was sky high, it was $2500. Probably the same guys they subcontract.
they made me watch a video of the owner crying about his dead dad
Glad you didn't reward that behavior. WTF were they thinking?
And the vent still leaks
And the person who found it isn't doing a good job either, putting new shingles over old. The old should be removed.
Eh, going over one layer is fine as long as there are no decking or other structural problems. From what I can see here the older ones are in good enough shape.
my 2 bathrooms extractor fans are like that, home inspector never caught it
That’s what I’m thinking. The homeowner installed it to fake meeting code.
That was my first thought when I saw it. "That's something my dad would do to get past an inspection".
Why are you all getting your homes inspected?
Serious question, I'm not from the home of the free
Why are you all getting your homes inspected?
Required by many mortgage companies when you buy a house, primarily so they know that you care about paying the mortgage. If you buy a house and it turns out the foundation is completely falling apart and a wall falls down... you might just skip your mortgage and now the bank repossess a shitty house they lost money on. Also just a good thing to do overall before you purchase a house.
Edit: It's used primarily on the buyers side of the transaction prior to the actual purchase to validate the house is in good shape... Or oftentime to identify issues with the house that can be used to negotiate on the price a bit. Eg... someone is asking for 500k on a house and you found that the corner of the roof has some water staining on it (probably needs to be looked at). You can ask the Sellers to fix it, or negotiate the price down 2-3k based on the findings of the third part inspector.
I used to live in a brick rowhouse, and the arched transom started to crack. I thought I'd diy repoint it myself, only to find out that a previous contractor had "fixed" it by jamming cardboard in the cracks and filled it in with caulk. Totally legit.
I will be DIYing everything for the rest of my life because that's apparently the only way to hire someone who gives a fuck.
Cy: People buying million dollar homes think they're getting the A-Team. They're not. It's the same builders that build the cheap homes.
It's the same builders that build the cheap homes
What cheap homes? No one is building those these days, other than maybe Habitat for Humanity and companies making mobile/prefab homes.
"million dollar home" can mean vastly different houses depending on location, but yeah no guarantee of quality
What am I looking at here? Something on a roof?
Supposed to be a vent, but there is no hole in the roof. Contractor did not cut hole in the roof, just installed the "vent" so that it looks ok.
That cap is there to protect a hole from getting rained on. Usually vents or something. The thing is there but no hole.
Ventilation hole in the roof.
Cy is having an aneurysm
Who?
There is a guy who goes by “Cy” who posts videos online of homes he inspects in Arizona. There’s been some crazy stuff he’s found. I enjoy watching his content.
Guy on YouTube/TikTok who does home inspections and see the laziest shit by builders. He seems like a good dude who stands up for the homeowners to get their new homes fixed up when builders try to avoid responsibility. He's been on the news a bit, too
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you can't park that there
