Roofing isn’t just tough—it’s downright brutal. That’s why most of us leave it to the professionals. But when you’re shelling out thousands of dollars for a job well done, the last thing you expect is a disaster on your roof. Unfortunately, these so-called pros delivered some of the worst roofing jobs we’ve ever seen. From baffling shortcuts to outright negligence, these 18 roofing fails are so bad you’ll be glad these aren’t your roofs.
1. Not a closure strip in sight. It’s one of the worst installations we’ve ever seen.
2. “My elderly neighbor asked me to look at her roof that she had someone come work on to fix a leak.”
3. “Client wanted to save cost by having her brother do the roofing on her addition.”
4. “Roofing job my parents paid $2,000 for.”
5. “I went to install a skylight and realized I have seven layers of shingles.”
6. Someone’s missing a floor mat out of their truck.
7. Roofing company sealed the dryer vent from the outside.
8. It’ll only leak when it rains.
9. This is worthy of going to small claims court.
10. This looks like your roofer was mad at you.
11. This person needs their money back.
12. “Tried a new roof guy. He just poured asphalt primer over the leak.”
13. This roofline is just absurd.
14. “These gutters are dumping water into my attic.”
15. “I was told there were ripples in the W/I barrier as they were shingling.”
16. “My roof keeps leaking for some reason.”
17. Your roof is not supposed to be all wavy like that.
18. Your counter flashing is on backwards.
