Check the Roof of the House

Here is a simple tip for checking out old houses for sale. Check the roof! Check the gutters also.

It will tell you a lot about the house. If it looks very rusted, it may have already holes on it and the rain could have enterned the house.

If rain goes through the roof, it will touch your ceiling. your ceiling will moisten and affect the paint and be discolored.

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You can actually just initially look at the ceiling. if there are dark spots or water mark spots, chances are, the hole in the roof is above it. but it is not always the case. you may need to hire someone to go into the roof and check if the water just crawled into the spot and remained there to cause the water marks.

The roof and ceiling is a bit expensive to replace and doing remedial work will usually be a temporary solution.

Now you won't be fooled!

Emil M.