Originally Posted by
Matt Hawley
The 2006 IRC says ...
Matt,
Again, get the IRC out of your head. Any reference to the IRC to support or back up what you say will make you look foolish anywhere in Florida.
You NEED to get the Florida Building Code set, or at the very least, the Florida Residential Code.
Dom gave some good information on those photos.
The ones showing the exposed screws - that is not an easy repair as it most likely means the entire roof area from there up would need to have all the tiles removed, the battens installed lower, and the head lap reduced to the correct amount.
Of course, though, doing that would ruin the roof underlayment, meaning that side of the roof would need replacement.
I've occasionally been able to get that done by builders, but usually my clients would take $$ for it instead.
Also, with those screws sticking up that high, those tiles will be too loose on the roof, and the screws will 'most likely' not be penetrating far enough into the roof decking.