Would this be considered a good roofing job?

July 23, 2021 11:00 AM

I just had part of my roof redone. I noticed the part under my window looks not flush and unfinished. Is this something I should get them to fix? Photo here.
posted by cacofonie to Home & Garden (6 answers total)

Do you know how it was done before? Have you been up there to look at it? It's possible it is correct - roofers often use drip plates or unshingled sections in roofs for various reasons intentionally - roof valleys are one of those reasons.

I would call your contractor and ask. In most images I've seen, the roof is flush like you'd expect. But if they are using a technique like the roof valleys, there could also be a reasonable reason to do it the way they have.
posted by bbqturtle at 11:22 AM on July 23, 2021

From a watertightness perspective, I believe the design is fine. You want the flashing to go over the shingles here, which it does.

It's hard for me to tell what's going on at the corners of the bay window; how are the different sheets of metal connected to each other? If there are visible gaps between them, I can't imagine that that's OK.

Aesthetically, it would definitely be nicer if they put shingles over the bottom part of the flashing as well. It couldn't hurt to ask!
posted by goingonit at 11:22 AM on July 23, 2021

Looks like standard flashing to me. Good is in the eyes of the beholder. It does look like it will adequately serve its function.
posted by AugustWest at 12:48 PM on July 23, 2021

I don't see anything concerning, but I'd second just calling your contractor to ask. Doesn't need to be confrontational, just "hey, just wanted to check that this bit of flashing is finished."
posted by aspersioncast at 12:59 PM on July 23, 2021

Your picture is not great, but I'd say it's ok but not very aesthetically pleasing. First the upright black flashing under the window looks like it ends right at the joint and bulges out, like it wasn't adhered together well. If the upright black flashing that runs behind it is overlapped enough, then it's fine, but it doesn't look good.

Also drip edge below the black upright flashing isn't usually installed on top of shingles.

See this photo as to how it normally looks dormer shingles

The shingles are cut right to the edge of the window, the drip edging is underneath. Doesn't mean it's not going work well, it just doesn't look great. See the yellow house (I think under the shed dormer house example) - it's done similar to yours, and compared to the others just doesn't look as good.
posted by The_Vegetables at 1:05 PM on July 23, 2021

That bulge makes it look like it was done by the new kid. I would call about that.
posted by sageleaf at 1:34 PM on July 23, 2021