Reported Post by jjonas

[jjonas (Jeffrey Jonas)]

jjonas has reported a post.

Reason:

How did this get past the Moderators? This thread is for “helping” consumers with their legitimate questions. This “guest” is just attacking inspectors, and their procedures.

Post: Wood roof inspections
Forum: AskNACHI.org Forum
Assigned Moderators: gbeaumont, fmagdefrau, fcarrio, lkage, mkyriacou, jmckenna1, rromoser, sgilligan1, iniquette, bjones5, jramos, wwilson3

Posted by: Larry Badke
Original Content:

How is it possible to inspect a shake or shingle roof from the ground or eaves? It isn’t!
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> As someone who spent well over 40 years in the shake and shingle manufacturing industry, including product inspection and certification I know that this sort of roof inspection is not credible, and at best is nothing more than wild guess as to actual compliance with product standards and building codes. I was called in behind these sorts of inspections on many occasions throughout my 20 years with Intertek Testing Services and in most cases found that the “inspector” that doesn’t get on a roof to check it out ends up providing inaccurate findings regarding compliance and/or noncompliance.
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> If an inspector can’t get on a roof or doesn’t want to properly inspect, then they shouldn’t be commenting on it at all. There have been far too many homeowners that have ended up with noncomplying wood shake and shingle roofs due to some home inspector telling them it was okay based on what he/she could see from the top of a ladder. To take this a step further, most home ispectors that do get on a roof know very little if anything about the actual product standards, therefore many product deficiencies end up being missed or ignored.
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> Regards
> Larry Badke

[lkage (Larry Kage, CMI)]

Well, I suppose the post could be unapproved but I thought some might benefit from a dialog on the subject.

[jjonas (Jeffrey Jonas)]

@lkage

Well, I suppose the post could be unapproved but I thought some might benefit from a dialog on the subject.

I trust your judgement, Larry.

I feel that the OP posted in an attempt to start an arguement. Note the evidence of “copy & paste” in his post: >
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If a discussion was desired, why was it not posted in a different public thread. This one is reserved for legitimate questions.

If you desire a discussion, move the thread to an appropriate section.

Thanks

[lkage (Larry Kage, CMI)]

@jjonas

I trust your judgement, Larry.

I feel that the OP posted in an attempt to start an arguement. Note the evidence of “copy & paste” in his post: >
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If a discussion was desired, why was it not posted in a different public thread. This one is reserved for legitimate questions.

If you desire a discussion, move the thread to an appropriate section.

Thanks

No problem, Jeff, I didn’t scrutinize it so much.

If it gets too much out of hand it can be stopped.

Thanks for the heads up.

[cpetty (Curtis Petty)]

• Wood shake shingle I have been in contact with in the S.E. area are on installed of 12 12 pitch or 14/12 pitch roofs. I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t want to walk on wood shake for the safety issue, as well as the liabilty issues. If you step and cracked a single this could cause damage that wasn’t there before you were, not to mention you could fall off the roof and be killed like a long time friend who roofed for 22 yrs. He fell 32’ feet during a recent hail storm. Inspecting a wood shake roof where only one nail fasten in a shingle he step on. I will view from the eaves and note it that way.