Roofers left mono roof top exposed without a cap
Contractors frequently finish single-slope or mono roofs without installing necessary ridge caps or drip edges, leaving the exposed edges vulnerable to rain and snow. Homeowners are left arguing with general contractors over missing flashings and trying to figure out what specific finishing corrections to demand.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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- 1Putting a stop order on payment checksDid this help you?
- 2Providing manufacturer installation instructions directly to subcontractorsDid this help you?
- 3pushing back on the owner to get a written guarantee covering moisture-related damageDid this help you?
- 4having an extra look at the roof by an independent consultant once the work is doneDid this help you?
- 5Hiring multiple different handymen and roofers who apply more caulk, tar, or sealantDid this help you?
- 6Considering cutting open the drywall/ceiling to track down the leak source themselvesDid this help you?
- 7Debating whether to completely rip up and replace the roof or just the affected sectionDid this help you?
- 8Trying to navigate the issue while being fair to the company and themselvesDid this help you?
- 9Asking for public opinions on whether to let the issue goDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Couple hundred bucks each time and in hindsight we should’ve just ripped it up and started from scratch!”source ↗
“Andddd this morning, it’s dripping again!”source ↗
“I am concerned and mad since this cost a significant amount and seems like they just wanted to get done rather than doing it right and letting it dry.”source ↗
“The company applied a sealant over this TPO section of my roof. I thought they would be replacing it with a new membrane. The estimate says they will replace all roofing material.”source ↗
“At the very least they need to replace it like the contract says. That wall flashing also looks really bad being overcranked by those screws”source ↗
“Had roof replaced recently and got i to argument with the GC about drip edge.”source ↗
“despite me saying it needed drip edge and providing a copy of the I stall instructions in Spanish to the lead guy they finished it with no drip edge.”source ↗
“I feel screwed.”source ↗
“At what point do I have them rip up the whole roof or just this area?”source ↗
“Roofers finished without putting some sort of cap over the top of this mono roof building. What correction(s) am I supposed to ask for?”source ↗
“There’s just drip edge under this but the holes can’t be left exposed to rain and snow?”source ↗
“Also confused why they didn’t double fold the ridges.”source ↗
Where this came up
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