Severe wear and tear on roof??

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I called out a roof today as having significant wear and tear. When I was first getting onto the roof, I observed granules about an inch deep in the gutters. I checked several gutters and this was the case all over. There were a few spots of hail damage (nothing serious), and no obvious curling or cracking. There was just a lot of asphalt showing through on many of the shingles. On some I’d say 20% of the shingles were black asphalt rather than tan shingles. I told the buyer that an insurance adjuster should look at it.

The realtor threw a fit. He had bought the house out of a foreclosure to turn for a profit and this was going to eat into his profit.

My question is this. From my description, how would you have written up the roof?

I can’t post pictures right now, but can later if needed.

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Mike,

If the shingle base is showing that much, I would call it as "Shingles appear to be nearing the end of the manufacturer’s lifespan."

At times they want to shoot the messenger.!!

Linda

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The roof covering needs to be replaced.

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I agree but is that Mike’s picture or one of yours??

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Its mine, I’m agreeing with him, if there is nearly as much mineral lose as my picture, there is no sense in himmin-and-hawwwin…Replace it.

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I agree, it’s a very easy call with the roof you are showing.:slight_smile:

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I agree, since he doesn’t have a picture I thought I would take some of the boredom out of the guesses…:cool: