Norminn wrote:

Joe Hiller wrote:

Last year our roof was replaced with GAF Timberline architectural
shingles. One of the reasons we had the roof replaced was old aluminum
pans had been installed years ago to prevent ice damming, and the pans
were just nailed on from the top, so water leaked in through the
nailholes. Thank goodness we wouldn't have to worry about that anymore.

This year we had our house painted by whom we thought was a reputable
painting firm. As part of the painting, several small pieces of wood
needed to be replaced at the house corners, due to rot concerns. The
painting company said that they do this type of minor carpentry work,
which also included getting under the drip edges to access the wood,
remove, and replace.

After the conclusion of the painting job, I happened to notice that they
had actually put nails *through* my new shingles in several places. In
some areas the nails were under the preceding shingle (but still nowhere

I'm very puzzled - why would the painter put nails through the shingles.
Do you mean that some nails are under the tabs of the shingle above
but not in the nail line? Are you CERTAIN the nails were not placed by
the roofer?

Yes, I am. I can look out my window at a section of the roof and I am certain
there was no nail there before . That's what led me to inspect the other
locations.

I would be, before I contact the painter about damage. A
painter is a poor choice to do carpentry - fascia and drip cap would be
more appropriate for the roofer or (carpenter). I would not talk lawyer
without contacting the contractor nicely, by letter, to make
corrections. How many nails are we talking about?

Painter's carpenter lifted up drip edge along the rake edges of the roof in
four corners of the house to replace some fascia boards (actually these boards
were the last foot or several feet of the wood on the rake edge of the house,
so they are perpindicular to the fascia boards behind the gutter.

Total nails looks to be about a dozen. There are also a few holes that looks
like were placed there by very rough handling of the shingles and/or putting a
nail in a spot, letting it to all the way through to the gutter or whereever
and removing it.


I have a hunch the
roofer will dab cement on them to plug potential leaks, or mess up a
good deal of your roof taking off the shingles and replacing them.

That's what I'm worried about, both scenarios. At any rate, I plan to ask the
roofer about the area first before I do anything else, if I can get the
roofing company here. I've been trying to get them to come out for months but
they have been busy, plus the weather hasn't been too great for roofing this
year (rain, rain, rain) in New England.