The hidden costs of Bear Doo.

I have done lots of posts about flashings that seal around the pipes that go through roofs.

At a recent inspection there were no flashings at all on any of the pipes.  On this roof there were three vent pipes, one electrical mast and one improperly vented exhaust fan---no flashings at all. 

There was however, LOTS of bear doo---or you might now it as "tar."

I guess a couple of buckets of tar is a lot cheaper than the proper flashings---but the money saved will surely be out paced by the damage that will be done once the connections start to leak.

There is also the ongoing maintenance involved with continually having to patch the patches---requiring additional cans of bear doo every year.

It will cost a lot more to install the flashings now than it would have cost to install them when the roof covering was installed---not to mention the waste of Bear Doo.

Bear doo is a sign that things are not constructed properly and is merely an attempt to cover up inadequacy.

Plus it looks like S@#$!!

Charles Buell, Seattle Home Inspector

 

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