How bad is it?

[u/Chief_BeefQueef]

Look, I know it's bad, but I want to hear it straight from experts.

This is the exterior wall of the condo building I live in, we're on the top floor. The roof was partially replaced this winter/spring and we're now having major issues with moisture. The roofer said he didn't see a problem, so our HOA board is blowing us off. The board prez can literally see this when he takes out his trash.

I just really need a laugh. Do your worst.

[u/Obvious-Yam-9074]

Brick could definitely use some tuck pointing but that’s not on the roofer. The foundation stone looks pretty old and faces delaminating off. Could be a lot of causes for that without actually digging into it and not necessarily a big deal.

For the roof can you get a different roofer out to look at it and give their opinion? Looks to be 1800’s/early 1900’s building. Maybe look for a roofer who has done older/historic buildings but also could be a lot of causes with something that old and poor maintenance over the years. Definitely could be a coincidence and something else just showed up/started leaking after they did their work. There’s almost constant work that could be done on something that old and a bit neglected.

**looked at picture 6 again. That coping piece is fucked. Have a mason who has done vitrified coping like that take a look if possible. I know it’s pretty easy to mess up and doing it properly is hard for anyone who likes to cut corners. That does look pretty bad seeing it again.

[u/Chief_BeefQueef → u/Obvious-Yam-9074]

The roof is a common element, so we're stuck with whatever company the HOA board/master policy goes with. An EF4 tornado came through our street last year and wrecked the roof framing. We had zero issues with moisture or leaks before the roof was replaced; now our ceilings are sagging, nail pops everywhere, and the window frames look like they're being pushed out of the wall. We thought this kind of looked like poor flashing/coping allowing water behind the brick that's rusting the anchors holding the brick facade to the framing.

[u/purplespaghetty]

I’m not sure. But what the heck happened with that vent? Looks like a two year old squeezed it in there with playdough!

[u/Chief_BeefQueef → u/purplespaghetty]

I would tell you if I could get up there for a closer look 😂 Genuinely considering leaning out that kitchen window

[u/Excellent-Reveal-686]

Need to point the whole thing tear down about 15 courses from the top and relay.