I’m surprised the builder let you walk the roof @dhorton2 . Most builders wouldn’t allow that. Good catch btw.
How did that roof hold up in this last hurricane?
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The roofers explanation for the over driven nails
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They weren’t around, and I didn’t ask. 
I was curious about the hurricane too, but I am actually out of town right now, and haven’t asked.
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I can hear it now… “the inspector walked on the roof, that’s voided your warranty, we’re not fixing any of it”.
OR WAIT!!! A tropical storm or hurricane recently passed within a couple or few hundred miles, so…
Builder: “those damaged shingles are the result of Helene (or Debby enter excuse name here), it was an act of God, we are not responsible”. SMH
They were just grasping as straws, saying the overdriven nails were on purpose, hoping the buyer wouldn’t know any better.
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Ok thanks guys! Have a good week
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I am currently studying roofing and surely appreciate the excellent photos and description that you have provided!!
Thank you for acutely showing me pictures of overdriven nails on the shingles, as I have not seen such a good example of this before!
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I am puzzled as to why builders don’t walk the roof prior to the inspection to see if the job is being properly done.
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This is a common theme among us inspectors.
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Some of us builders walked the roof while it was being installed to make sure it was being done properly.
Once we vetted our subs, we could relax some.
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Another wonderfully nailed roof by big builder DRXYZ. The client lost numerous shingles in the last hurricane which was not that bad in her area. As per our recommendation, she contracted a qualified roofer to attend our inspection and pull some shingles.
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For some builders it is all about the Benjamins.
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Wow, those are almost completely through
Hi Daniel, yes, they are. But, according to the builder the shingles lost during the storm was an “Act of God”. Well yes, I agree a Hurricane is an act of God. However, dear builder your poor excuse for improper installation just took the wind resistance of the shingles down from 110 mph to 50 if you’re lucky 
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Really? You have a roofer named God? You need to get him over here and repair (total replacement?) this roof.
What BS, large scale insurance fraud??