Roofers who bury my access panels need to GO

called out for a hvac leak, turns out the drip pan's buried under two feet of gravel and shingles from some hack roofer's reno. we had to tear off half the attic insulation just to find the damn thing. if i'd known it'd take a jackhammer to get in there, i'd have charged triple. why the hell do roofers think covering service points is a good idea? landscapers at least leave a marker sometimes.

what roofer puts an hvac access under gravel? that's on your install crew.

roofers don't care about your pans. they just slap it down and collect the check. happens all the time with condensate lines too.

as a roofer, i'll own it--we get rushed and forget. but plumbers do the same with vent stacks under siding.

homeowner probably told the roofer to cover it for looks. cheap bastards never think about maintenance.

use a borescope next time, saves digging. i found a whole buried junction box that way last week. but yeah, roofers suck for that.

seen this a dozen times. contractors from different trades don't talk, so everything gets layered over. mark your territory with spray paint or somethin before you leave a job. last house i did, the electrician spray-painted around his panel cutout--saved my ass when the painter came in. without it, it'd be hidden under three coats of latex and who'd know? general rule: if it's access, make it obvious. homeowners sell and forget, new owners call you out blind.

blame the gc for not coordinating.