Paul Kondzich
07-15-2008, 09:58 PM
I have not run into this before so I need some advise. This actually involves a good friend of mine. He does not have alot of money and I shot down their first deal last week after 10 minutes. So I get to this house built in 1960. I pulled in and thought cool, new roof. Did the whole house, its all good, major remodel in 2005. Walking on the roof it felt and looked good. So we saved the attic for last. First thing i notice is the plywood sheathing is delaminating....everywhere. Its not like it got wet, it is simply delaminating. You could pull big sheets of it off like balsa wood. The problem is when they reroofed about 4 years ago they put new OSB over the old plywood. There is sheet metal screw everywhere screwing the new OSB into the old plywood. Of course it is unknown if any of the screws actually hit any trusses. The sellers realtor is bringing in a contractor, and a roofer tomorrow for an evaluation.
In my limited knowledge of roofing I would assume that as the original plywood continues to disintegrate it will leave a gap between the trusses and OSB. Who knoows how long this could take??
Anyway before my phone starts ringing tomorrow...any advise. In my opinion the only fix to make this correct is ripping the roof off, including the old bad sheathing and starting over.
Am I overreacting here??
Also was the plywood in 1960 defective. The attic was well vented with gable vents, so I dont think it is a heat issue.
In my limited knowledge of roofing I would assume that as the original plywood continues to disintegrate it will leave a gap between the trusses and OSB. Who knoows how long this could take??
Anyway before my phone starts ringing tomorrow...any advise. In my opinion the only fix to make this correct is ripping the roof off, including the old bad sheathing and starting over.
Am I overreacting here??
Also was the plywood in 1960 defective. The attic was well vented with gable vents, so I dont think it is a heat issue.