Roof Repair

[Nipples the Clown]

I live in Highland Meadows. It would seem that nobody has gotten their roof repaired. At least no one around me is getting it done. I was hoping to see a roofer in the area so I could ask for a quote. I am having a hard time getting anyone to even come out and look at my roof. Does anyone here have a roofer they can recommend? I’m sorry if this has been covered in any previous threads.

[Toad]

I live in Highland Meadows. It would seem that nobody has gotten their roof repaired. At least no one around me is getting it done. I was hoping to see a roofer in the area so I could ask for a quote. I am having a hard time getting anyone to even come out and look at my roof. Does anyone here have a roofer they can recommend? I’m sorry if this has been covered in any previous threads.


Do you just needs some repair or is it a major job?

[Donna]

Greg, Neighborhood Roundtable's Mike Brady has done several by me, including mine.

Send him a PM with your contact information.

[Nipples the Clown]

Do you just needs some repair or is it a major job?

I don't know. I hope it's not a major fix. It looks like it's just some loose tiles.

[Mike Brady]

Greg, Neighborhood Roundtable's Mike Brady has done several by me, including mine.

Send him a PM with your contact information.

Thank You Donna, I spoke to Nipples the Clown. I'll be inspecting his Roof this week.
Mike Brady
Ex-Tex
Residential Building Contractor LLC

[Donna]

I'm surprised there are still houses that need their tiles cemented back down.
Was it that hard to find people to do the work or are these people just procrastinating? I know nothing about roofing, but it seems that having that tar paper exposed for months wouldn't be a good thing. Isn't it possible that by waiting these people now may have a bigger problem than they would have had originally.

[Steveo 90]

my gut feeling donna is that alot of these people spent the insurance money
on other things or are just trying to wait and see if they can get cheaper prices as more homes are fixed and the demand goes down.....

[jzt]

my gut feeling donna is that alot of these people spent the insurance money
on other things or are just trying to wait and see if they can get cheaper prices as more homes are fixed and the demand goes down.....

Heck, we know of more than one person who has pocketed the roof replacement money and gone the repair route. Nono

[Steve]

I'm surprised there are still houses that need their tiles cemented back down.
Was it that hard to find people to do the work or are these people just procrastinating? I know nothing about roofing, but it seems that having that tar paper exposed for months wouldn't be a good thing. Isn't it possible that by waiting these people now may have a bigger problem than they would have had originally.


In The Meadows the compliance officer has started including loose tiles in the routine inspections and they tehy are beginning to fine them. This is strictly for not removing the loose tiles from on top of the roofs.

[Donna]

Good idea. Perhaps what others said is true. Some of the homes with the tiles all over, have paint samples on them, so maybe they would rather get their house painted than their roof fixed.

So if we assume they just can't get a roofer, they can at least remove the loose tiles. That seems fair. Of course, if I couldn't get someone, I would have done it myself, but I understand most people aren't stupid enough to climb on their roof like I am.Nono

[Steve]

At the HOA meeting Monday evening, there were several roof paint colors approved. I see several homes that have painted there roofs. I think they really look nice, but it's not for me. Once you start painting the roof you always have to paint it.

[Donna]

The one down the block is kind of too bright for my tastes. I think it will look better if it fades some.

Is the idea on painting the roof that you don't have the mold to pressure clean off as often?

[Steve]

The one down the block is kind of too bright for my tastes. I think it will look better if it fades some.

Is the idea on painting the roof that you don't have the mold to pressure clean off as often?

No.... home owners were having difficulty getting matching tiles after Wilma. The HOA had several requests from residents to allow roof painting because of this. There were no architectural guidlines addressing this. So the board voted to allow it, and to pick a color palet that matches the new house colors palets, as well as existing colors, that were updated last October. Some homeowners were already painting their roofs and it was best to allow it using a color palet, otherwise who know what colors we would end up seeing.

[Donna]

It would be nice if there was such a thing as mold retardant paint. Bummer.

[Steve]

I remember a few years back that Home Depot used to have a packet of powder they would sell at the paint counter. You could have them add it to a gallon of paint prior to them putting it on the shaker. I was supposed to be a mildew / mold retardant. But I have not seen it there in quite a while, maybe it didn't work.

[Donna]

I wouldn't consider painting it unless something like that existed and actually worked.

I saw something on an ad for a plastic roof coating that made your roof stronger. That sounded interesting (if it works). I think they were using it on the tile roofs to keep the tiles in place.

What I wonder on this is if you really want your tiles to stay at any cost. I'd rather have a few tiles come off than have the wind grab the whole roof. My analogy may be bad but I'm thinking of a client who told me he went out during Wilma and slit his screens on the pool enclosure. His framing was then fine.