Property Inspector Jacksonville Finds Bad Skylight Part 1

There are only two kinds of skylights, those that leak and those that will leak. While performing the property inspection on this Jacksonville home one things I noticed before I even pulled my ladder out of the truck was all of the tar around the skylight. Anytime I see large amounts of tar on a roof I know there has been a leak and someone has tried to stop the leak, Roofing tar may be able to stop some leaks, however this is nothing more than a temporary fix. What really needs to be done to fix this issue is to have the flashing and or the entire skylight replaced by an appropriately licensed professional.

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Does Your Roof Leak?

One of the items that we look for during Home Inspections in Jacksonville is signs of water intrusion. At this Jacksonville home I noticed a large section wall sheathing that had wood decay. This was an ongoing problem. The Flashing where the wall and roof intersected was bad and that is what caused the problem.

To make the necessary repairs involved removing the stucco on the exterior and replacing the damaged wall sheathing. Some of the shingles also had to be removed to remove and properly install a new flashing. This repair cost in excess of $8000!

When I went back to do the re-inspection of repairs, you won’t believe what I saw. To see what I found check out this post “Does Your Roof Leak? Re-visited”. You will be shocked!!!

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