Revilo Tyluka, L.L.C. v. Simon Roofing & Sheet Metal Corp.

2011 Ohio 1922, 952 N.E.2d 1181, 193 Ohio App. 3d 535
CourtOhio Court of Appeals
DecidedApril 21, 2011
Docket94952
StatusPublished
Cited by41 cases

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Revilo Tyluka, L.L.C. v. Simon Roofing & Sheet Metal Corp., 2011 Ohio 1922, 952 N.E.2d 1181, 193 Ohio App. 3d 535 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011).

Opinion

Kathleen Ann Keough, Judge.

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant and cross-appellee, Revilo Tyluka, L.L.C. (“Revilo”), appeals the trial court’s decision that the roof replaced by defendant-appellee and cross-appellant, Simon Roofing & Sheet Metal Corporation (“Simon Roofing”), is in compliance with the Ohio Basic Building Code. Simon Roofing cross-appeals challenging the trial court’s determination and award of damages. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court’s decision, but we remand for a redetermination of damages.

{¶ 2} In 2008, Revilo filed a complaint against Simon Roofing alleging breach of contract, negligence, breach of warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, and fraudulent inducement, concerning a replacement roof installed by Simon Roofing at Revilo’s facility located on Kelly Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. Simon Roofing filed a counterclaim seeking payment of the outstanding balance due from Revilo. The matter proceeded to a bench trial, at which both Revilo and Simon Roofing presented witnesses, including experts in the field of roof construction. Revilo also presented two engineers. On the final day of trial, the trial judge viewed Revilo’s roof on site.

{¶ 3} At the close of the testimony and evidence, the parties submitted posttrial briefs and proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law. The trial court found that although the replacement roof was in compliance with the Ohio Basic Building Code, there were some deficiencies with the roof. Therefore, the trial court awarded damages in favor of Revilo in the amount of $57,500. This award was offset against the remaining balance owed by Revilo to Simon Roofing. Accordingly, Revilo was ordered to pay Simon Roofing $53,593, plus interest from July 2, 2007. The trial court issued findings of facts and conclusions of law supporting its decision in March 2010.

{¶ 4} Revilo appeals, raising six assignments of error. Simon Roofing cross-appeals, challenging the court’s determination and award of damages.

{¶ 5} When reviewing civil appeals from bench trials, we apply a manifest-weight standard of review. App.R. 12(C); Seasons Coal v. Cleveland (1984), 10 Ohio St.3d 77, 10 OBR 408, 461 N.E.2d 1273. We presume that the trial court’s *539 findings were correct and will not reverse its decision as against the manifest weight of the evidence if it is “supported by some competent, credible evidence going to all the essential elements of the case.” Id. at 80, 10 OBR 408, 461 N.E.2d 1273, quoting C.E. Morris Co. v. Foley Constr. Co. (1978), 54 Ohio St.2d 279, 8 O.O.3d 261, 376 N.E.2d 578, syllabus.

Revilo’s Appeal

{¶ 6} Revilo argues in its first and second assignments of error that the trial court’s finding that the roof was in compliance with the Ohio Basic Building Code and that Simon Roofing was therefore not contractually obligated to add slope to the roof was contrary to law and against the manifest weight of the evidence.

{¶ 7} In its findings of fact, the trial court stated that Section 1510.1 of the Ohio Basic Building Code “requires that for any reroofing job, the roof as installed must have a minimum of two percent (2%) slope or have ‘positive roof drainage.’ ” (Emphasis added.) The trial court found that Revilo’s original roof did not have any slope. However, the trial court found that the “roof has positive roof drains throughout the roof,” and determined that any “standing water on the roof’ could be corrected by installing additional drains.

{¶ 8} In its conclusions of law, the trial court, concluded that “[t]he parties did not bargain for a sloped roof, nor was one required to be installed as there were positive roof drains that alleviated any ponding of water, except in certain areas where an additional four drains * * * are to be installed, and that the roof meets applicable building codes.”

{¶ 9} Revilo argues on appeal that the trial court erred as a matter of law in finding that the roof, as installed by Simon Roofing, complied with the Ohio Basic Building Code. Revilo specifically argues that the roof is not in compliance with the Ohio Basic Building Code because (1) the roof, as installed, does not have the requisite degree of slope and (2) the number of fasteners used to secure the insulation to the roof decking is not in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications.

Code Compliance: Slope versus Positive Roof Drainage

{¶ 10} Revilo first contends that the trial court erred in its interpretation of the Ohio Basic Building Code, specifically the section pertaining to reroofing. Ohio Adm.Code 4101:1-15, titled “Roofs,” codifies the Ohio Basic Building Code (“the code”) for “Roof Assemblies and Rooftop Structures.” 1 Ohio Adm.Code 4101:1-15-01.

*540 {¶ 11} “Reroofing” is governed by Section 1510 of the code. Section 1510.1 generally provides that “materials and methods of application used for recovering or replacing an existing roof covering shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 15.” However, this general rule contains an exception, which states: “Reroofing shall not be required to meet the minimum design slope requirement of one-quarter unit vertical in 12 units horizontal (2-percent slope) in Section 1507 for roofs that provide positive roof drainage.”

{¶ 12} The debate in this case centers around this exception to the general rule. Revilo argues on appeal that the exception requires a replaced roof to have the requisite 2 percent slope unless the existing roof already provided positive roof drainage. Simon Roofing, however, claims that the replaced roof must have either 2 percent slope or positive roof drainage. Or, to put it differently, the 2 percent slope is not required if the replaced roof provides positive roof drainage.

{¶ 13} Irrespective of our reading of the code, we find that Revilo is attempting to assert a different interpretation of the code than it asserted in the trial court. After trial, Revilo submitted proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law to the trial court and requested that they be adopted. Specifically, Revilo submitted the following:

{¶ 14} “9. Section 1510.1 of the Ohio Basic Building Code requires that for any re-roofing job, the roof as installed must have a minimum of two percent (2%) slope or have ‘positive roof drainage.’

{¶ 15} “ * * *

{¶ 16} “11. The roof as installed by Simon Roofing did not have the minimum two percent (2%) slope as required by the Ohio Basic Building Code.

{¶ 17} “12. The roof as installed by Simon Roofing did not provide for ‘positive roof drainage’ because water did not drain off the roof within forty-eight (48) hours of rainfall. * * *

{¶ 18} “ * * *

{¶ 19} “27. The roof as installed

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