Markanich Theorem - Inappropriate Repairs Are Inappropriate

QED.  Not good to see those results 4 days later.

Good morning Jay. Do we need any other hints to conclude: "For your protection get a home inspection!"? Enjoy your day!

Jay, is there a repair kit, and does the repair require heat such as a torch and a pot similar to tar?  Or does the material come in sheets.  Years ago, I worked with a church with a leaky roof, and one of the men offered to fix the leak.  He used caulking.  Worked for awhile, but the following year the leak was back. A professional cam in to repair, and it turned out that caulking had been the bandaid for many years.  New roof installed.  This was a flat roof over the fellowship area.  It required a special collection for the correction.  You guessed it: depression survivors making things last.  I believe they extended the roof "life" almost 20 years; but the Subsurface damage was extensive and expensive.  

Did you ever see eighty year old men climbing ladders and roofing?  Two years ago, at age 67, I fell about 16 feet while building my big pole barn.  I slipped a disk, and dribbled my head on the ground, like a basketball.  I had double vision for about forty minutes, but managed to get to my truck and phone.  I managed to slip the disk back into place, and drove home.  I was fortunate to have no broken bones because I fell onto a fresh pile of dirt I had removed with the posthole digger the day before.  

I was talking to an appraiser friend recently who is in his mid seventies.  He had fallen into a large hedge at the corner of his house while on a ladder cleaning leaves from his gutter. Point: You be careful when on a roof or ladder.  Why, we are now irreplaceable antiques.

Good Monday morning Jay. No Bueno . . .

Even a non-professional can see that isn't a good repair job. Some things really should be cause to call a professional!

Good morning Jay,

A minor repair has become a major one; hope they are using bit coin to make it cheaper!

Make yourself a great day.

Good morning Jay Markanich,

You are so right! When repairs are handled in this manner you can only expect this repair can turn into a major one!

That is the best phrasing I've seen, Inappropriate Repair, well said. Home owners that were or are professionals should know when to ask for help. As an old builder myself, I've learned to know when I don't know.

Thanks

Hi Jay, My husband likes to do repairs himself so he knows that they will be done right. He is a builder and see what shoddy work some subs leave as a finished product.

Patch it, sell it and hope they don't order a home inspection.  Once they realize how bad the problem is, it's too late.  All the more reason to ALWAYS order an inspection BEFORE buying.