On Dec 4, 7:41 pm, Roof Time Cincinnati wrote:
On Dec 3, 6:19 pm, wrote:



I live on the Oregon coast, and I am watching the shingles blow off of
my roof. This doesn't happen often, but it happens often enough that
I want to find a better way than just nailing them back on one at a
time.

My roof has "architectural" shingles, which to me just means they
don't lie flat, and they make it a lot easier for the wind to get
under them. It occurs to me that I could greatly reduce the chance of
their blowing off if I nailed them down with furring strips every
couple feet or so, i.e. 8' long, very light 1x2s running vertically
from the peak to the gutter. I know it wouldn't look great, but the
biggest problem is with the part of the roof that faces the back yard,
so they wouldn't be visible from the street. And if I painted them
dark brown, they might not be visible at all unless someone was
looking for them.

I realize that it would hurt the resale, but a) I have no plans to
move, and b) it wouldn't take much extra work to pull them up when I
get a new roof, which I would have to do if I sold the house anyway.

So, comments? Other than the looks, is there any structural or
practical reason why they wouldn't work?

Actually your proposed solution is not an unworkable idea...it is an
affront to us roofers everywhere...but if you cannot really see it,
and you know that you are trading all future roof life for a short (2
years max) answer, it will work.

You will be stripping off everything when this answer wears out, but
if you have dimensional shingles, you would have been doing that
anyway...do you know if you have access to MALARKY SHINGLES? I would
advise you to check into thier shingle line, or any other SBS shingle
( as oppossed to a fiberglass based shingle)....The SBS shingle cann
handle the extreme weather conditions you folks have out there....high
winds, strong winters, violent hail storms. They look great and LAST!
Good Luck!

Thanks, I'll look into it. Malarky is out of Portland, so I assume
they would be available here.