Arch wrote:
One surprising cause of so many shingles being separated from roof
sheeting during the hurricanes was that the plastic film covering the
adhesive wasn't removed at installation.

We found the same thing. But it could be worse. My sister lives on the
water in Punta Gorda. When she and my brother-in-law went up to replace
shingles, they found that the plywood was barely tied down. One sheet
had all of six nails in it, only two of which had actually hit the
trusses. They are now re-doing the whole roof. Makes me wonder about
our roof!

All of which reminds me of one friend who moved to Key West and had no
trouble finding work with local contractors, though he had no
professional building experience. He was also a drunk and, unless he
changed his ways to make a good impression, worked with a beer in easy
reach. However, he was a New Hampshire drunk; he actually showed up for
work, put in a full day's work, and bothered to do it right. None of
the contractors expected that from the locals.

Owen Davies