Hi all,
I have an 80 year old house with three layers of asphalt shingles. A
few, 2-3, shingles had come loose during the fall and I decided that it
would be a good idea to replace the whole thing. I was hoping to make
it until this spring/summer, but in the last week we have had some
storms with very high wind gusts (Westchester County, just north of
the Bronx, NY) which pulled off a 4' x 20' section of the top layer of
shingles. No visible leaking has occurred yet, even with downpours, but
I do not want to risk major damage.

I'll need to strip off all the old layers and probably will go with
asphalt shingles.I called a contactor and told him the situation. He
said that I should wait until it gets warmer because the shingles will
break more easily in the cold weather.

Was wondering if the above statement is true? If there were a week long
period without snow or rain could I get the job done? Would it be
better to try and fix the spot where the top layer shingles have fallen
off and wait until warmer weather to redo the whole thing? Is it ok to
wait without doing anything because I still have two layers underneath?

Maybe I just got unlucky with this 1st contractor and should seek out
more bids/recommendations.

Thanks for any help/advice.

RCH