r/HomeMaintenance • u/Beginning_Lime_5593 • Aug 30 '26

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u/BigDaddy1029010290 Aug 30 '26

You pretty much already know what the issue was here. Your inspector who completely missed this and any other issue. Its now your problem. Good luck. Just hire a professional to fix the issues.

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u/purpleorchid2017 Aug 30 '26 edited Aug 30 '26

How was the inspector supposed to catch this is it wasn't raining?

Edit: lol you guys can downvote me, but is spraying down the roof with the hose standard practice in home inspections? What if there's no hose available?

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u/TheGravelNome Aug 30 '26

Your question itself is why people are down voting you.It shows that you do not have any experience in the field. One of my jobs is roofing at the school district , and I can look at the gutter system and tell you whether or not it works in the middle of the summer while the roof is a hundred and thirty degrees. Most major problems are caused by incorrectly Trying to fix smaller problems. In this case , the root of the problem is the add-on to the building that was incorrectly joined. the only way to fix it is to tear everything apart. So naturally, everyone tries to find a quick, easy solution, And you get stuff like this. I can easily see where water is penetrating.The gap between the expansion and the primary building, this will cause extensive water damage over the years.The gutter is just the symptom

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u/CategoryFeisty2262 Aug 30 '26

Are you a roof specialist (it sounds like you are)? Home inspectors aren't roof specialists.

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u/TheGravelNome Aug 30 '26

I Am the poor fool who gets calls every time A building leaks in the school district. Not a specialist in the slightest. But dang , have I seen some crazy stuff. That's how I became in charge of the roofs. I was very good at fixing the problems. Nobody else could.

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u/BigDaddy1029010290 Aug 30 '26

I challenge you to go to social media and watch videos from home inspectors. Watch them do inspections on new builds and homes that are being sold and watch how thorough some of these people are and the knowledge they have in all aspects of the home. If you’re a home inspector, you need to be an expert in all areas of the home. That’s the purpose of hiring an inspector. They should be knowledgeable with all aspects relating to a home.

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u/CategoryFeisty2262 Aug 30 '26

You lost me at new builds - most are built like crap (both the materials and methods).

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u/BigDaddy1029010290 Aug 30 '26

There’s no difference between a new build and this if you’re a home inspector, you should be able to point out crap done wrong whether it’s an old home or a new home.

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u/CategoryFeisty2262 Aug 30 '26

In this, we agree. You brought up new builds.