The rafters appear to be over spanned.
What is supporting the cantilevered section?
There may not be enough support for the beam, over spanned and it is hard to see how much of the beam is sitting on the post by the house.
Can’t see what type of flashing is installed.
There was not a cantilevered section, the beam was resting on the wood post
I didn’t like the flashing either, it looked like just goopped up mastic. good note
This was one of the first things that I noticed, thank you for confirming Mark.
I called it out for its age. It was a federal pactific brand too, which we also note in our reports. The house appeared to be about 90% re-wired though.
Good callouts. I did note the improper cable feed clearance. The condenser was not noticeably uneven when standing next to it.
During the summary I told them it did not appear to need repair or replacement (yet), just that was nearing the end of its expected useful life. Our company likes to refrain from making that call ourselves and putting it in the hands of a licensed roofer, but, I do bring up my thoughts in the summary with clients.
Interesting. So no lag bolts or hangers at the ledger board is not an issue for you here?
Oh oh oh, yes, your right. I thought he was referring to the beam. My mistake. Thank you.
I did note being overspanned but did not put the sagging. Good eye.
Here is what I see.
Cantilevered low-slope roof.
1: Suspect: Ledger board fastening/anchorage.
1:a. No ledger board flashing.
2: Over spanned cantilever. Insufficient cantilever beam support.
3: Split ledger board.
4: No visible column footing. Not properly secured at the bottom. Poor wood post/column ground clearance. Visual Signs that wood is wicking water. Swollen bottom post. Damaged paint.
5: Poor roof deck joist blocking orientation.
6: No cross bracing to reinforce enforce the structural integrity.
7: Worn roof covering.
There are no joists. What you see are rafters with purlins.
(often they are used when needed due to the orientation of the roof decking material. It provides edge support.)
Purlins are additional support. Depending on the design, they can be added midspan or just at the edges of the decking material. You often see them with metal roofs supporting vertical panels on vertical rafters.
Here is the idea for plywood with two different orientations: nothing is to scale.
Thank you, Robert! I found your post very helpful in articulating the issues here - much-appreciated sir.