New home

[Coach]

We (the wife and I) just got the keys from the bank on a foreclosed home that we bought way under it's value. We have been house hunting for quite some time, and we found a wonderful home out in the open area, west of KC. Today, we been outside, working on the landscaping, as there were alot of dead branches and some trees that needed to be removed.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v3...%20New%20Home/

[Coach]

Originally Posted by frazod

Our painter used Behr, and I've heard several other handy people recommend that as well.

Looks like we bought the Behr, and so far, it's turning out pretty nicely.

[Bugeater]

Ugh, Behr is one of the few brands I've had trouble with.

[Mojo Rising]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

We have a flat roof. It's brutal. The tile is a facade.

When we bought the house, we didn't know there were issues because, and I quote "It wasn't raining at the time of inspection". It's not legal to go up on the roof with a hose, either. So, we had issues our first winter in the home. It was either spend $10k on a new roof (we'd already spent in excess of a $100k in the first round of remodeling) or pay $500 for it to be "repaired". We chose the cheap route.

Just this past November, we had some massive rains and it flooded one of my wife's closets. The drywall was trashed. So, we went ahead and had a new roof installed the first week of December. The next rains came in February and it didn't leak in the closet. But guess where it did leak? In my 9 month old daughter's room. Buckets by the hour. Gallons and gallons of water. It ruined the ceiling and a ceiling fan.

The roofers came out 5 different times after that to repair whatever they missed. Finally on the 5th time, no leaking.

It was such a drag. All of the contractors I've ever spoken with say that flat roofs are the worst ever.

Did the prior owners mention this in the disclosures? Is there any evidence that this was a prior issue in the ceiling or walls?

If there was you should be able to go after them (I think you have 3 years in CA.)

I have a flat roof on the house I am trying to sell in SF. I paid extra to remove 3 layers (the limit) of tar/gravel roofs and put in a bitumen roof. The more layers of roof, the more chances that moisture seeps beteen the layers.

Didn't you post pics of a crane installing a couple of ac units on your roof? Maybe that was the culprit?

[Coach]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

Ugh, Behr is one of the few brands I've had trouble with.

Specifically, what did you had trouble with exactly, on Behr?