Mounting feet install went bad. Need advice how to fix it.

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  • mkramskoi
    Junior Member
    • Mar 2024
    • 7
    #1

    Mounting feet install went bad. Need advice how to fix it.

    Contractor screw up mounting feet install. (IronRidge Flashfoot2)
    1. They damaged shingles above trying to peel them apart.
    2.They incorrectly positioned them when lower edge of the flashing is lower then the edge of the first row of shingles. It suppose to be above it.
    You can see it on the picture attached.

    I want to fix it by following steps:

    1. Unscrew and remove each foot with flashing.
    2.Remove damaged first and second raw of shingles.
    3. Install each foot back reusing the same screw hole but UNDER the first row of shingles cutting shingle the same way it would be done for pipe flashing installation. (see second picture example)
    4.Install removed shingles.

    Since this is the way all pipe flashing is installed I think it's more watertight then installation recommended by manufacturer.

    Question.
    Does it make sense? Any objections/advice?

    Thank you in advance,
    Mikhail.

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    • Mike 134
      Solar Fanatic
      • Jan 2022
      • 393
      #2
      How old are the shingles? I used the flashfoot system on my install over my garage and am very happy with it. Installed per Iron Ridge's instructions.

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        • mkramskoi
          Junior Member
          • Mar 2024
          • 7
          #3
          Shingles are 7 years old and in very good shape. They are Timberline HD. Adhesive they have is very aggressive, it's very difficult to break the seal without damaging the shingles. That's exactly what contractor did. I regret not stopping him in time.

          I would install feet according to Iron Ridge instructions, but since they are not installed correctly now I have a choice either reinstall them by drilling new holes in rafters slightly higher or reuse existing holes and do what I described in the original post. I have reservations about drilling another set of holes one inch next to existing ones.

          Mikhail

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            • J.P.M.
              Solar Fanatic
              • Aug 2013
              • 14939
              #4
              I'd make the installer who screwed it up (re)do it right and fix their foul-up.

              By giving direction you accept responsibility for the fix and remove all of it from the installer.

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                • mkramskoi
                  Junior Member
                  • Mar 2024
                  • 7
                  #5
                  J.P.M., you're generally right. I don't intend to do it myself if I can. Installer screw up twice already. First time they installed wrong feet and I ended up with multiple leaks. After long talks and wait they finally agreed to redo it with correct ones. Now they installed correct feet, but damaged shingles and installed them incorrectly. They might (I hope) make 3rd attempt to fix it, but this time I need to know exactly what needs to be done and how. Otherwise I fear they screw it up 3rd time. That's why I'm trying to figure out the best action plan like I would do it myself and make them to stick to it.

                  Thanks everybody for your input,
                  Mikhail

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                    • J.P.M.
                      Solar Fanatic
                      • Aug 2013
                      • 14939
                      #6
                      Originally posted by mkramskoi
                      J.P.M., you're generally right. I don't intend to do it myself if I can. Installer screw up twice already. First time they installed wrong feet and I ended up with multiple leaks. After long talks and wait they finally agreed to redo it with correct ones. Now they installed correct feet, but damaged shingles and installed them incorrectly. They might (I hope) make 3rd attempt to fix it, but this time I need to know exactly what needs to be done and how. Otherwise I fear they screw it up 3rd time. That's why I'm trying to figure out the best action plan like I would do it myself and make them to stick to it.

                      Thanks everybody for your input,
                      Mikhail
                      Before any third attempt at a fix by that contractor, I'd ask them to explain their proposed latest fix and how that method will produce either the same a better result than accepted standard practice as you understand it.

                      Then (if I was my home/job and I hadn't done so already), if I wasn't convinced of their ability to provide a leak proof job, I'd run then off the job.
                      I've had to do that in the middle of other home improvement projects as well as needing to do that with subcontractors on projects when I was a project engineer or project manager. It really sucks all around.
                      Doing so can get expensive but sometimes parting company is a better decision for the sake of the project (or a home).
                      That's the biggest single reason why vendor selection is so important as I've railed about around here for years in lots of prior posts.

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