Flip in Utah

All the signs were there, the drooping ceiling in the hall bathroom, the slightly musty smell in the master bedroom, some rust spots around the windows in the master bathroom, etc. And so I went into buying this house thinking that there may be a problem with the roof from the get-go. But since I purchased the house completely covered in snow, I didn’t know for sure. Once I took down the sofits in the kitchen and tore out the master bathroom ceiling tile, it was clear that there was a problem and I’d need to replace the roof. The snow finally melted as well, and I got a good look at the roof in the back.

It’s one of those hazards of buying a house in the winter, and <uh-hum> buying it without getting an inspector to crawl into the attic and check the roof. It’s interesting that the condition of the roof is so bad in the rear of the house, as it looks perfectly good in the front. I think it has primarily to do with the swamp cooler shown in the picture.

With a little rain and snow that came through the past couple days, I noticed that the problem became a little more apparent. (Below shows the roof where it’s wet and dripping, and the spot on the floor where it dripped to.)

While I wouldn’t consider this a suprise, it wasn’t something I had planned on rushing to get done. We hope to patch the problem temporarily and get the roof fixed within the next month. (I’m getting some roofing bids next week.)