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Wenatchee and Chelan Home Inspection- Nice Shiner!

By Donald Hester

Home Inspector with NCW Home Inspections, LLC

March 19, 2011 04:36 AM

Wenatchee and Chelan Home Inspection- Nice Shiner!

We have all heard this. "It's a brand new home so does it really need an inspection?"

The short answer is yes!

Even new homes will have some issues. And we sure hope they are minor.

All homes are built with inherit weaknesses. Such as; complex roof lines that have a greater potential for failure, lack of or missing flashings, cement poured too close or over the siding and trim, poor grading, missing gutters/downspouts etc...

Here we have a roofer that has had a bad week. Maybe happy hour came a little too early that day.

The roof covering on this home was applied in a less than professional way and some things were just wrong.

Just Wrong

This roof had what in the roofing industry refers to is "SHINERS" (Term used to describe an exposed nail; one that was not covered by the following course of roofing material)!

Shinner Shiner Duex

One shiner is one thing, but too many to count is another! These are all areas of potential leaks over time.

This roofing company lost any profits since the roof will have to be reinstalled. Speed KILLS!

Do you really need a home inspection?

Wenatchee and Chelan Home Inspection- Nice Shiner!

NCW Home Inspections, LLC is located in Wenatchee Washington serving Chelan County, Douglas County, Okanogan County and Grant County Washington.

NCW Home Inspections LLC-509-670-9572

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Charles Buell

Charles Buell Inspections Inc. - Seattle, WA

Seattle Home Inspector

When one is hitting a nail with a hammer one is much more careful where the nail is----this is largely due to the laziness that comes with using nail guns.

Mar 19, 2011 10:13 AM

Donald Hester

NCW Home Inspections, LLC - Wenatchee, WA

NCW Home Inspections, LLC

Charlie.

I totally agree. Most really do not use the gun properly. Or pay enough attention to what they are doing. That mentality before gun would get you a shiner on your fingers.

Mar 19, 2011 07:25 PM

Dale Ganfield

Leland, NC

Hi Don, I have watched a few homes go up in the neighborhood. Some are roofed in a day or two, others take the better part of a week. You know which one is a more professional higher quality installation. A shiner is never good.

Mar 21, 2011 01:52 PM

Dale,

This is one of the big issue with the use of nail-guns. When they go too fast they lose the pattern and don't drive the nail properly, high, too deep and at an angle. Can lead to some issues later.

Mar 21, 2011 06:14 PM

Jay Markanich

Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC - Bristow, VA

Home Inspector - servicing all Northern Virginia

I think that since some of those are only half shiners, they don't count as one. That's acceptable, right?

Mar 22, 2011 11:15 PM

Jay, LOL ,you are right they get a 50% discount on the count. I could of shown all the shiners but it would of took several pages : )

Mar 23, 2011 02:49 AM

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