Howdy Al,
Your current shingle layer is not that old. Curling at this stage is most
likely caused by the attic not being sufficiently ventilated. You could
install some vents and that might slow any further deterioration. If the
curling isn't too bad, you could just let it go for now and keep watch on it.
It is unlikely that your insurance or the product warranty will give you any
help. I have a second home in Indiana that has the same problem on both the
house and garage. Unfortunately, the shingles are seriously curled and will
have to be replaced this year. Neither the house or garage have roof vents.
I'll be correcting that when I re-roof them.
----- Original Message -----
From: Alan & Terrie Robbins
To: Blindhandyman
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:54 AM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Roofing question
Our house (raised ranch) was built in 1975. We had a new
roof put on in 1998. At that time there was only one layer
of existing shingles and the contractor felt there would be
no problem in just putting a new layer of standard 20-25
year asphalt shingles. This Spring, my wife said the
shingles were looking funny on the front side of the house.
This is the side facing South an gets lots of sun. Yesterday
I had a chance to get my ladder out and go up to do a
cursory inspection to better understand what she was
bringing to my attention. The shingles are all in intact but
a lot of them are curling up on the corners of each third of
the shingle. In many place where they are curling the
asphalt is flaked off but the under part of the shingle
remains.
My questions are these
1. Would something like I described above constitute some
warranty coverage on the part of the shingle manufacturer?
If so, does there guarantee only cover the faulty product or
include the labor associated with replacing?
2. Could something like this have been caused by severe
weather and winds and subsequently be covered by home owners
insurance?
3. Is this something to be immediately concerned with or not
to worry for a few more years.?
I know the next roof that goes on is going to require
removing the current two layers and then putting down new
paper and shingles. From the times I've been in our crawl
space in the attic I don't believe any of the plywood would
need to be replaced. Any feedback on the above would be
greatly appreciated
Al
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