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Posted by Robert Allison on August 19, 2006, 3:59 pm
gesres@boundvortex.com wrote:
> <<How long since you closed? >>
>
> Uhm...about 11 months. ;-) I just bought a ladder, so the roof was
> inaccessible. My main motivation behind the purchase was that I
> noticed what looked like rotting fascia next to the chimney. The
> fascia is under the shingleless section. And the wood IS quite rotten.
>
> <<What sort of disclosure/pre-closure inspection was done? >>
>
> I had a pre-purchase done with a guy that someone assured was a "deal
> killer", I know he climbed on the roof; he remarked something about
> alligatoring near the chimney, which was fixed by the prior owner.
>
> <<Unless it is actually of low enough slope to qualify as a flat roof
> (which I doubt on a dwelling unless it was an addition, not original
> construction), it's almost surely adequate pitch for asphalt shingles.
>
>
> It could be an addition, but the room is unfinished, so I doubt it.
>
> Thanks
>
Alligatoring is a condition of a built up roof. You most
likely have a built up roof. Common for flat or low slope
roofs. Not the best type of roof or the longest lasting, but
common.
--
Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX
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