Duck pond on the roof

[Chris Weekly]

How much can a roof take? Ponding can worsen the sag on an old home - more ponding, more sagging. The seller said the roofing material was 1 year old - said there were 2 patches on the roof (how come if its only 1 y.o.?). this pond remained after a rain 10 days ago.
To make matters worse, the roofer layed down material over a number of conduits on the roof. Each conduit ridge provided further blockage to the roof draining properly.
No stains inside, but it is freshly painted.

[Jerry Peck]

How much can a roof take?

Depends entirely on the design of the roof and its construction.

With that mess or laying the roofing over the conduit runs - that needs to be torn off and redone properly.

[John Kogel]

What JP said, the 'roofer' did the home owner a major disservice, and he wasted thousands on a useless roof.

A small pond should dry up in 48 hrs. A large pond can sometimes have a drain installed in it. Flat roofs on the West Coast, gotta love it.

[Chris Weekly]

Depends entirely on the design of the roof and its construction.

With that mess or laying the roofing over the conduit runs - that needs to be torn off and redone properly.

The roof framing is a wood beam with plank sheathing. It's a pretty good sized open area - you can get the gist of it from the last picture. Big beams, spanning the open space. 40 year old house and getting a little sway back. What worked when new is not what works today. If it had a slope, the slope is now toward the middle. Having a roof drain in the middle would help, but wouldn't look good in the living room. :p

[Mark Reinmiller]

[QUOTE= Having a roof drain in the middle would help, but wouldn't look good in the living room. :p[/QUOTE]

Throw in a pile of rock and call it a water feature.

[Chris Weekly]

Throw in a pile of rock and call it a water feature.

Excellent! I like it! It could be a cascading waterfall into the living room...and with a meandering stream out into the back patio area...forrested, leading to a meadow... . :D Why not...I, I think I see Bambi in the distance - over by the barbeque grill...

[kristin morgan]

Is this one of those "flips"? The fake wood floors are telling. I wish someone would make a blog featuring nothing but crappy flips & the shortcuts they take.

PS not an inspector, just an inspector appreciator :) if I may introduce myself, came here for the laffs, love the images of failed DIYS and bloopers/follies. Bought enough homes in my lifetime to accrue basic knowledge of homeowner woes such as knob & tube wiring, pre-3' waste pipe requirements, etc etc.

[Chris Weekly]

Hello Kristin
Welcome to the board. Good to hear from you. You have experience as a buyer, and consumer you say, and an eye for details. I sure want to hear from your experiences what you like about inspectors. As an inspector I would not necessarily comment on cosmetics, or choice of materials (like wood floors or laminates (as I call them)) versus tile, carpet, stone, concrete floors, etc. If the floor is damaged somehow, or interferes with usage, then I would comment.
You, as a consumer can make choices to replace or re-cover flooring materials. I, myself thought this was a really nice floor - real wood, not laminate. Some sort of exotic wood - looked very nice.
To answer though, this is a flipper, and there were lots of upgrades - just not the roof. :D