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asphalt shingles blown off in wind storm
We recently had a windstorm move through our area of Washington (yeah,
we're all over the news) that deposited about 20-30 of my asphalt shingles all over my backyard. I looked at the roof carefully, and there's no plywood showing, the places where shingles came off still have shingles underneath, there were and are no leaks. Is it necessary to have these replaced immediately, or is it even necessary at all? If I need to replace them eventually, how does one go about replacing individual shingles? |
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On Dec 5, 12:02 am, Joe wrote:
We recently had a windstorm move through our area of Washington (yeah, we're all over the news) that deposited about 20-30 of my asphalt shingles all over my backyard. I looked at the roof carefully, and there's no plywood showing, the places where shingles came off still have shingles underneath, there were and are no leaks. Is it necessary to have these replaced immediately, or is it even necessary at all? If I need to replace them eventually, how does one go about replacing individual shingles? Hey! I know looking down onto the roof, it looks like there could be no harm in waiting before replacing the missing tabs...but do not do it! The shingles are laid in a specific geometric pattern. The manufacturer's detail nail palcement, nail length, and the proper math for cutting the shingles so that they align, seal, and last as a water protectant for your home. When one or more are missng, the entire roof is compromised and only worse things are in store (mold, wood rot, collpasing cielings, etc). Roofs are expensive, I know, but if your home could be protected by having LESS material, it already would! In other words, Nope, you cannot protect your home if any pieces are gone! To find a good roofer who will fix your missing material, fairly reasonably, try this, shoot some digital pics of your roof, and a close up of the shingles laying on the ground. Call around and explain what happened, and offer to email over the pics. If a roofer can see the slope, height, and color of the shingles, he can offer you a much better price because he can see how much effort and can pick up the right color, before coming over. If you can save a man, time and gas, as well as, make it easier for him, he can give you a better price! In my market, what you described could be fixed for approx, $100. bucks, if I knew what ladders I needed, and did not have to leave to go buy the proper color. Good Luck! |
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On Tue, 4 Dec 2007 22:22:03 -0800 (PST), Roof Time Cincinnati
wrote: Thanks a lot for th advice. This helps a lot. The problem will be that so many people around here have roofs that were completely destroyed, I suppose I'll wind up on a very long waiting list. But at least I know I need to get it done. Hey! I know looking down onto the roof, it looks like there could be no harm in waiting before replacing the missing tabs...but do not do it! The shingles are laid in a specific geometric pattern. The manufacturer's detail nail palcement, nail length, and the proper math for cutting the shingles so that they align, seal, and last as a water protectant for your home. When one or more are missng, the entire roof is compromised and only worse things are in store (mold, wood rot, collpasing cielings, etc). Roofs are expensive, I know, but if your home could be protected by having LESS material, it already would! In other words, Nope, you cannot protect your home if any pieces are gone! To find a good roofer who will fix your missing material, fairly reasonably, try this, shoot some digital pics of your roof, and a close up of the shingles laying on the ground. Call around and explain what happened, and offer to email over the pics. If a roofer can see the slope, height, and color of the shingles, he can offer you a much better price because he can see how much effort and can pick up the right color, before coming over. If you can save a man, time and gas, as well as, make it easier for him, he can give you a better price! In my market, what you described could be fixed for approx, $100. bucks, if I knew what ladders I needed, and did not have to leave to go buy the proper color. Good Luck! |
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On Dec 5, 1:38 am, Joe wrote:
On Tue, 4 Dec 2007 22:22:03 -0800 (PST), Roof Time Cincinnati wrote: Thanks a lot for th advice. This helps a lot. The problem will be that so many people around here have roofs that were completely destroyed, I suppose I'll wind up on a very long waiting list. But at least I know I need to get it done. Hey! I know looking down onto the roof, it looks like there could be no harm in waiting before replacing the missing tabs...but do not do it! The shingles are laid in a specific geometric pattern. The manufacturer's detail nail palcement, nail length, and the proper math for cutting the shingles so that they align, seal, and last as a water protectant for your home. When one or more are missng, the entire roof is compromised and only worse things are in store (mold, wood rot, collpasing cielings, etc). Roofs are expensive, I know, but if your home could be protected by having LESS material, it already would! In other words, Nope, you cannot protect your home if any pieces are gone! To find a good roofer who will fix your missing material, fairly reasonably, try this, shoot some digital pics of your roof, and a close up of the shingles laying on the ground. Call around and explain what happened, and offer to email over the pics. If a roofer can see the slope, height, and color of the shingles, he can offer you a much better price because he can see how much effort and can pick up the right color, before coming over. If you can save a man, time and gas, as well as, make it easier for him, he can give you a better price! In my market, what you described could be fixed for approx, $100. bucks, if I knew what ladders I needed, and did not have to leave to go buy the proper color. Good Luck!- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Well you can move yourself upto the front of any list by getting as much details (pics) over to a good guy ASAP...also...do not be afraid to clearly indicate that you will be paying upon completion only...no upfront money at all. If you get some pics and send them over to me, I maybe able to tell yuo what shingles and how many you will need......Good Luck! |
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asphalt shingles blown off in wind storm
On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:02:34 -0800, Joe wrote:
If I need to replace them eventually, how does one go about replacing individual shingles? Google: replace "asphalt shingles" All sorts of help there |
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