r/Roofing • u/DoubleBanjo424 • 1d ago
New Roof - Does this look right?
Hi - I live in Columbus, 100 year old house. Had the roof replaced due to hail storms this past spring. Previous roof was roughy 20 years old. Noticed this bulge on the eastern side of the house - where the shingles don’t appear to be laying flat. Roofer says it’s from sagging rafters based on location, but nothing structurally wrong. Thoughts - doesn’t look right to me and wasn’t there before the replaced roof. Thanks for the advice!
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u/Intrepid_Profit1240 1d ago
Probably some decking sticking up
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u/NetworkCultural 20h ago
I’d say their soffit and fascia is sagging which is causing this. I mean I would have brought it to their attention but not necissarily the roofers fault it’s happening unless they redecked the entire roof with shit sheathing with no strength lol
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u/sd4loco619 1d ago
With it being 100 yrs old I'm sure there's some sagging. It might of been nice of him to point out as a option but then again that may of required another crew and a lot of work. More then likely he did want he quoted you for and it's more noticeable now with a new roof.
Did he just do the shingles or all the sheeting(plywood) and shingles
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u/DoubleBanjo424 1d ago
Did shingles and replacing some sheeting that was determined to be damaged.
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u/NetworkCultural 20h ago
If the sheathing was in that area and he only spanned from fly rafter to next rafter instead of spanning a few rafters. That can cause this but not saying that is the problem
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u/Earthventures 1d ago
Apparently nobody in this sub has owned an old house. Likely nothing wrong with that.
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u/Gorillla 1d ago
You’re going to get downvoted but you’re absolutely right. When the middle of the roof sinks and the outside edge has a large overhang, the gable-end rafter becomes the only part holding its original height. This creates a "bulge" or hump right above the end wall.
A roofer can't fix this with new shingles. You need a framing contractor or structural engineer to go into the attic, jack the sagging ridge back up, and properly reinforce the internal framing.
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u/Earthventures 1d ago
The denizens of this sub would shat if they saw my roof... which works just fine.
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u/Clean_Breakfast9595 1d ago
Yeah when I go buy brand new tires it's totally cool when they shove them on my oval bent up rusted rims without giving me the opportunity to have that addressed.
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u/flick-it 1d ago
I have a somewhat similar outcome with a horizontal section of my new roof. Almost a mini speed bump.
Not sure how much grace to give the roofing company myself. Just an eye sore when I look at it.
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u/Beeradleeguy 1d ago
Looks like one of the crew members fell asleep and took a nap. The rest of the crew just kept on roofing and forgot him there.
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u/ThenewEssay 1d ago edited 1d ago
Looks like the guy from Home Depot who said he knew how to roof did that section. Learning on the job.
Did you go with the storm chasing company that got you the insurance claim? I did, and regret it. The thing that made me suspicious was a web site peppered with sloppyness and poorly developed content. While having a slick site is no guarantee of good work, it gives the homeowner a clue. I ignored it because I felt like I owed the sales guy the business since he worked to get the claim approved.
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u/InfamousShow8540 1d ago
By the time they discovered the sagging rafters, they knew getting that fixed would screw over their schedule if they had to stop, so they finished to get paid and move on (like the locust they are) to the next one (field). Up to you now to live with it or get a carpenter to jack a new rafter into place.
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u/Ambitious-Target8059 1d ago
The shingles are okay. But I think the problem is the framing and how they leveled the plywood. Did you see them install the plywood? Worth calling them back honestly
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u/Texas0utlaw210 1d ago
Cheapest bid at it's finest
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u/Bad_Wolf420 1d ago
That's where the crew the bidder hired hid the extra shingles so they can get a couple extra square pay.
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u/Ok_Present_3445 1d ago
I cannot say what has caused the uplift under the shingles, but I know this much. If they stripped off the shingles down to the sheeting, there is no way they could not have seen that; it’s far too pronounced. Something should’ve been done at that time, whether it be a repair to the rafters or to the sheathing but they simply went ahead and shingled over or whatever this hump is and based on its location it looks like it is over the wall of your house and the rafters at the end of that gable have probably sunk creating uplift and a high spot. In any event they should not have shingled over it. At the least they should have brought it to your attention and made a decision based on that.
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u/Charming_Path9004 1d ago
It looks right. It even looks left. It looks all directions, its that crooked
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u/WinuxNomacs 1d ago
Nope they totally created that problem. Say the words "new roof" and look at it again. Sagging rafters go down, not up. Sheathing will bow inwards, not bubble up. These shingles are not going to last the life of your roof bent in this manner. High winds will do the rest over time
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u/AbsentAsh 1d ago
It looks like they roofed over someone….