Isn't it fairly common to have two layers of shingles?
It is common, but more and more they are not doing two layers of shingles.
Especially when you are dealing with insurance... they replaced the roof ~10 years ago when there was a wind storm. I know this because I grew up not even 10 minutes from this house. I remember the wind storm and the damage it caused. He has already claimed that they got insurance money to replace the roof... but it is obvious that they replaced themselves because they did a horrible job.
There are all kinds of nail pops, shingles coming up, the metal valleys are crowded which makes water run off incorrectly. Instead of replacing vents they slid new ones over top of old ones and didn't install them under the shingle like they were supposed to. So many things that are going to lead to problems because (I'm assuming) he did the work himself so he could pocket most of the insurance check. I fear stuff isn't up to code and could potentially cause a problem for us in the future.
Ugggg so sorry I hope the owner gets off his high horse on this!!!!
TTC since July 2014. CP March 2015. IVF #1 March 2016, 5R, 3M, 2F with ICSI. Transferred 2 on day 3. CP. Surprise BFP and then CP August 2016 (prep cycle for IVF). IVF #2: zero eggs retrieved IVF #3: 6R, 5M, 5F, 3 (2 8A and 1 11A) transferred, one "B" graded embryo frozen on day 5. BFP (at home 7dp3dt, confirmed 14dp3dt with 1552 beta) and U/S at 5w5d, 2 sacs and 2 yolks!
AW Moment - it's my and DH's 3 year anniversary today!
nuggetrn - good luck with the roof. DH does a lot of general contracting work and people always try to pull insurance fraud with them. The worst is when it's family and he has to call them out on it.
AW Moment - it's my and DH's 3 year anniversary today!
nuggetrn - good luck with the roof. DH does a lot of general contracting work and people always try to pull insurance fraud with them. The worst is when it's family and he has to call them out on it.
Post by TheEleventhHour on Jun 9, 2015 9:20:42 GMT -5
Got McDonald's breakfast this morning because fuck it!
Now I actually have to be productive before leaving for a doctor's appointment. But I terribly last night so it is going to take some more coffee to get my shit together.
I got a Nutella donut this morning because fuck yeah I need a 3,000 calorie donut in the morning. I may have slipped into diabetic coma for a few minutes after devouring half of it. So freaking good.
MH is frustrated with the clutter in our house (me too) and he says he doesn't feel "at home" there bc it's "my house" he moved into (2 years ago). We need to de-junk (have a junk hauling co coming in two weeks)...but then, still not sure how to fit us in this house (esp if we ever add another human) and make him feel better and more comfortable. I'd love to move to a bigger house, but ideally we'd wait for better finances in a few years...but maybe we should do it to start fresh?? Maybe he'd feel better and be more invested in the day to day organization if it was "our" house? Sigh. I just don't know. I do know being a grouch about it doesn't accomplish nearly as much as just throwing some shit away would...hehem, hehem, DH... Ahhhh. Vent. Over. Edit: tl;dr hubby is crabby bc small house is cluttered/not "his" move to bigger house "together" or stick it out?
TTC since July 2014. CP March 2015. IVF #1 March 2016, 5R, 3M, 2F with ICSI. Transferred 2 on day 3. CP. Surprise BFP and then CP August 2016 (prep cycle for IVF). IVF #2: zero eggs retrieved IVF #3: 6R, 5M, 5F, 3 (2 8A and 1 11A) transferred, one "B" graded embryo frozen on day 5. BFP (at home 7dp3dt, confirmed 14dp3dt with 1552 beta) and U/S at 5w5d, 2 sacs and 2 yolks!
It is common, but more and more they are not doing two layers of shingles.
Especially when you are dealing with insurance... they replaced the roof ~10 years ago when there was a wind storm. I know this because I grew up not even 10 minutes from this house. I remember the wind storm and the damage it caused. He has already claimed that they got insurance money to replace the roof... but it is obvious that they replaced themselves because they did a horrible job.
There are all kinds of nail pops, shingles coming up, the metal valleys are crowded which makes water run off incorrectly. Instead of replacing vents they slid new ones over top of old ones and didn't install them under the shingle like they were supposed to. So many things that are going to lead to problems because (I'm assuming) he did the work himself so he could pocket most of the insurance check. I fear stuff isn't up to code and could potentially cause a problem for us in the future.
Well in that case, I am sorry you are dealing with the half-assed contractor/owner! Are there any other houses you've looked at recently? I work in real estate, and know how irrational owners can be and sometimes it is best for buyers to walk away, unfortunately.
We looked at one other house that wasn't going to work for us and this one. My grandmother is moving in with us so unfortunately we have a unique situation and this house fits the bill pretty closely.
There are not a lot of houses on the market right now in our area so unfortunately we haven't run across anything that fits our needs. We have been discussing walking away from this but it's going to be hard. I want to see them offer to compensate us in SOME way, even if they don't put a new roof on. I am just getting pretty frustrated about letting them have their way on every other item (which we have done) and them being completely unwilling to bend our way on anything, especially this item which is a pretty big one.
We're basically homeless after our house closes in a couple weeks anyway... so it's not like we would have to scramble to figure out other plans if we walk away from this house. Our stuff is stored at my grandma's at the moment and we will either be living with my parents or DH's. So we shall see.
Post by TheEleventhHour on Jun 9, 2015 9:36:48 GMT -5
nuggetrn Have you given any indication that this could be a deal breaker? If they realize they might lose the sale maybe they will step up and give something toward it. Sorry they are being so stubborn.
nuggetrn sorry! House buying is so stressful. The timing that everything has to hit and the $ that flies around is a lot to deal with. I hope the sellers get scared about losing the sale and are willing to bend a bit.
TTC since July 2014. CP March 2015. IVF #1 March 2016, 5R, 3M, 2F with ICSI. Transferred 2 on day 3. CP. Surprise BFP and then CP August 2016 (prep cycle for IVF). IVF #2: zero eggs retrieved IVF #3: 6R, 5M, 5F, 3 (2 8A and 1 11A) transferred, one "B" graded embryo frozen on day 5. BFP (at home 7dp3dt, confirmed 14dp3dt with 1552 beta) and U/S at 5w5d, 2 sacs and 2 yolks!
Thanks for sharing your spare bedroom ideas with me. There have been a couple of times where my parents or DH's parents have power out in the middle of the blazing hot summer and I offered for them to sleep on an air mattress in the middle of the living room so maybe a guest bedroom would be a good idea for rare cases like that.
I got a Nutella donut this morning because fuck yeah I need a 3,000 calorie donut in the morning. I may have slipped into diabetic coma for a few minutes after devouring half of it. So freaking good.
To all the Nutella haters:
This is a thing?
Damn it, you might have found a way for me to crave donuts!
Or I could stick to my English muffin filled with half a jar of Nutella. That shit is decadent.
Happy anniversary @rooksie @sheliathetank I definitely could use a Nutella donut! @nuggertrn I hope the house works out!
Well starting to feel a tiny bit better, at least I am checking things off my work to do list, which seemed impossibly long but a few things ended up not taking as long as I would have thought.
wannabmama, if your finances aren't in a good place for buying a new home right now, I would advise you heavily to wait it out. Ask your H for specific areas he would like to make "his" or ways that you could make him more comfortable there. There is a solution; you just have to work together to find it. Your H has taken a big step by explaining to you how he's feeling, and it will take both of you working to make it better. What about painting a room or two to make it more suited to his taste? Decluttering will make a big difference, though. Good luck!
ironbaby thanks. We are at the point where we could sell the house, get something bigger (prob in a neighboring town, which is fine) and end up about even or even pay less monthly. BUT if we stick it out five years or so, we could get something more like our "perfect" home. I love the idea of painting some rooms! And thank you for reminding me it's good that he said something. I get annoyed bc he says it but I feel like he doesn't want to solve it or he's blaming me, but you're right that him just saying it is a big step! I ask him and he gets frustrated bc he doesn't know and isn't "good at" fixing these sorts of problems. I'm just going to be proactive and see if we can at least make it better for now. I always feel better if I'm at least working toward the goal...he gets frustrated and just throws up his hands.
TTC since July 2014. CP March 2015. IVF #1 March 2016, 5R, 3M, 2F with ICSI. Transferred 2 on day 3. CP. Surprise BFP and then CP August 2016 (prep cycle for IVF). IVF #2: zero eggs retrieved IVF #3: 6R, 5M, 5F, 3 (2 8A and 1 11A) transferred, one "B" graded embryo frozen on day 5. BFP (at home 7dp3dt, confirmed 14dp3dt with 1552 beta) and U/S at 5w5d, 2 sacs and 2 yolks!
wannabmama, if your finances aren't in a good place for buying a new home right now, I would advise you heavily to wait it out. Ask your H for specific areas he would like to make "his" or ways that you could make him more comfortable there. There is a solution; you just have to work together to find it. Your H has taken a big step by explaining to you how he's feeling, and it will take both of you working to make it better. What about painting a room or two to make it more suited to his taste? Decluttering will make a big difference, though. Good luck!
Yes, totally agree. If you don't feel comfortable with your finances then don't jump into buying a house. That could end badly for sure. I think if you talk about it and ask what would make him feel comfortable you can easily make it feel like his place too!
I got a Nutella donut this morning because fuck yeah I need a 3,000 calorie donut in the morning. I may have slipped into diabetic coma for a few minutes after devouring half of it. So freaking good.
To all the Nutella haters:
Tim Horton's? aw yeah....... lol I haven't tried the pastry pockets yet. But they also look delicious. They just need to crank out some nautili timbits now lol
eta apparently nautili is macbook autocorrect for Nutella
Post by summerdonna on Jun 9, 2015 10:19:54 GMT -5
I have been putting away 1/4 of my take home pay into savings the last couple months and I just logged in to see what where I'm at. Why am I so excited that I am now getting $.03 a month in interest instead of $.01? It's the small things in life.
Post by thelittleredm on Jun 9, 2015 10:26:46 GMT -5
Ugh. My nephew drives me crazy. I'm so so so done with living in my parents' basement and mostly because of him. Thank goodness H is going back to school in July and we'll get a big enough housing allowance to move out.
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