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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]3br/2ba for $830k on a cute half-block street near Lincoln Park:

https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/1225-Walter-St-SE-20003/home/9911690[/quote]

The renovations feel very 1980s to me, but I kinda dig the vibe. I like that the house has both a front porch and a back patio and a roof deck. No need to decide on a hammock or a swing or an outdoor dining set, you can have it all!

For people who have roof decks like this, how do you do roof replacement or repairs? The entire deck area would have to be torn down and then rebuilt, right? How much would that cost on top of the cost of replacing the roof?

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Our experience is that you generally don’t need a true roof replacement on this kind of house. We had to have repairs and then replace the membrane on ours last year, and they were able to do everything without removing the deck. It’s elevated, so they were able to get underneath for repairs. It’s very different than having a roof replaced on a stand-alone home.

That said, I would definitely have a roofer come look at it before buying if it hasn’t been touched in a while. Our repairs cost nearly 20k. Insurance wound up paying for a large chunk, thankfully, because some of the damage was due to a weather event. But still.[/quote]

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