houstonray Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 The roof on our bungalow is about 9 years old (put in before we bought it) but the other day I noticed what looks like a sagging area. I got up in the attic and didn't see any obvious problem. Perhaps its always been there or maybe its just an optical illusion, but we'd like to have a professional get up there and check things out. We'd like someone who will be honest and say "yep, here's your problem" or "nope, everything is ok". If there's a charge for checking it out, that's cool, just figure it's better to be safe than sorry.Any recs? Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwrm4 Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 If you really want an honest answer, I would call George Szontagh (www.housecheck.com) or one of the other Heights-focused home inspectors and pay him $75 or so for an unbiased opinion.Whatever you do, don't call a roofing company.IMHO, if it ain't leaking, and it ain't rottin', ain't nothin' to worry 'bout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marty Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 (edited) It's no optical illusion i have the same problem you must have thin decking " 1/4 - 1/2" if you ever replace the decking go with 3/4 inch plywood or thicker. Edited April 2, 2007 by Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 is it plywood or pressed board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philliper Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 If you really want an honest answer, I would call George Szontagh (www.housecheck.com) or one of the other Heights-focused home inspectors and pay him $75 or so for an unbiased opinion.Whatever you do, don't call a roofing company.IMHO, if it ain't leaking, and it ain't rottin', ain't nothin' to worry 'bout.I definitely agree with cwrm4...George is AWESOME. He did the inspection on our house in Inwood Forest and did a fantastic job and even kept in touch and answered any questions I had. He is a great trustworthy guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonray Posted April 3, 2007 Author Share Posted April 3, 2007 Thanks for the advice. Our decking is definitely plywood, but not sure the thickness. My guess is the thinner option. Love the idea of getting a disinterested third party inspector. Never thought about that. I went to the housecheck.com website and it mentioned that inspections start at $350. Is there just an inspection they can do for the roof only? Before I called them, I wanted to make sure I wasn't asking them for something that isn't normally done. ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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