another arguement for always walking the roof

[wsiegel]

from todays inspection

[wsiegel]

This is the view from the attic

[Ed Bancroft]

Bill,
Good catch.
Do you normally walk tile roofs?
I walk others, but not tile.
Any problem with breaking tiles?

ed

[Russell J. Hensel]

I walk tile roofs...there are too many items to miss up there.

[Bobby Hamilton]

All the roofs here are all the same right now. White and fluffy.

[Marcel R. Cyr]

William, if you would not have slipped and grabed that vent, it would not be broken.

Nice find, and how did you stay up there without breaking tiles?

[Dominic J. Maricic]

Originally Posted by mcyr

William, if you would not have slipped and grabed that vent, it would not be broken.

Nice find, and how did you stay up there without breaking tiles?

He used his rocket pack of course! It's the only way to properly inspect a tile roof We're now selling them to all inspectors for the low price of $100,000 (includes free cup holder and butt cushion). Let me know if anyone is interested!

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Any daily specials coming up?

[wsiegel]

I walk every roof that I can. The only ones I really try to avoid are the clay tile, as they tend to crack easily. The concrete tile roofs are pretty durable and I have no problem with walking on them.

[Dominic J. Maricic]

Originally Posted by mcyr

Any daily specials coming up?

I could throw in a 12 pack to go with the cup holder in case you get thirsty while flying around

[Jeffrey Moore]

I agree that walking concrete tile roofs is very important if you feel comfortable doing so. Here in AZ we have many, many of them. If you have a ladder that is tall enough to allow you to look down and use binoculars to scope every inch that would be visible if walked then that may be an alternative. It could be difficult to image some of the defects though.
Many opinions on this subject and each inspector needs to decide what their comfort level is. Most SOP's do not require walking roofs and as long as you explain why in your report and inform your client of the limitations you should be fine.

I try to walk only on the dome portion and haven't broken one yet(knock on wood). I do not walk on cracked or broken ones.

[Jeffery L. Haynes]

Originally Posted by wsiegel

This is the view from the attic

The original Solatube?

[wsiegel]

From yesterdays inspection. This is leaking at the stack and the pipe is filled with water.

[Tim Spargo]

I walk on nearly all of them....

I have broken a few over the years too! 0 broken tiles in '09 though!! Luckily the times I have broken them there were other issues present and I let the customer know what the deal-i-o was and I would be responsible to the extent of the damage I caused. Even with that, I find enough other issues that I can easily offset the liability created by me walking them to the liability of missing issues with the roof.

As a matter of fact, unless it is fairly new construction, the majority of the time there is something up on the roof that will need repair or at least maintenance.

Here's a good poll, how many roofs receive "Roof Covering in Acceptable Condition" (or similar) as a percentage of roofs inspected....Meaning that you found no defects and no repairs of any type needed.

[Anthony Divello]

3 out of 10 roofs I see have chimney flashing issues that could not possibly be seen without being right on it. But look fine from below.