A leak in your roof caused the water damage of course.
Roofer responsible for water damage on new roof.
Mold growing in carpet padding causes serious illness.
Sometimes inexperienced roofers will close a hole in your roof improperly simply directing the water to another location allowing it to cause more damage.
Thankfully you can often avoid water damage from a roof leak by.
Ask for a written evaluation from the roofing contractor that addresses the issues listed above the extent and cause of the damage and the condition of the rest of the roof.
Experiencing significant damage to your roof and your insurance roof replacement questions are undoubtedly a stressful time between navigating the insurance claim process follow ups with adjusters and roofers who specialize in the types of roofing claims you are dealing with and even the loss of business that may result from not being to.
If a new roof develops a leak is the roofer liable for interior damage a new roof system was installed october 2013.
If the contractor simply does a poor job improperly installing roof shingles for instance homeowners insurance likely won t rectify the situation because a standard policy typically excludes faulty or inadequate workmanship from its protections according to the iii.
Damage to wood can also lead to replacement as over time the wood buckles and curls.
And probably starting off by getting it dried in if not done yet as emergency protection against further damage and by getting a professional damage assessment by an independent insurance damage appraiser adjuster.
The 62 year old retiree got an 1 800 estimate to repaint damaged walls and ceilings.
A water leak developed that will require replacing insulation ceiling and wall board replacement wallpaper and carpet cleaning my question is should the roofer or his insurance be responsible for the cost of these repairs the roofer is recommended by you.
If installing new carpet isn t possible at least remove the damaged carpet and get it out of the house.
Then he got the roofer s answer when he tried to hold the company responsible under a contract that says one section of the work was covered by a 15 year new roof warranty and the other covered for two years.
It s not worth the risk.
Flashing should be installed underneath new shingles to prevent water damage.
Roofers sometimes poorly install flashing over the shingles instead of underneath which compromises their water resistance.
Instead you d have to approach the contractor for redress repairing or replacing the shingles.
Roofer should probably pay for it depending on what the contrat says about temporary weather protection and act of god weather events and it is possible that even if he does not have insurance that part of the damage might be covered by his bonding company via a call on his bond.
From start to finish aj wells will be with you year after year for all of your installation maintenance and repair needs.
But there are many different kinds of roof leaks.
