What Are The 3 Signs That I Need Roof Repairs?
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4 OVERLOOKED SIGNS OF ROOF FAILURE! (These 4 Signs Show You May Need Roof Repair/Replacement Soon!)
Some signs of impending roof failure are obvious–missing shingles, tree damage, and wind damage. And yet, some other signs are more subtle but just as important. This short video from The Honest Carpenter and Baker Roofing will show 4 of the most overlooked signs of roof failure!
1) SHINGLE CURLING: This is a phenomenon where shingles curl at their bottom edges. To some extent, it is normal behavior. New shingles will occasionally experience mild curling, then flatten out.
But, as a roof approaches the end of its life span (past the 12-15 year mark), shingle curling will become more prolific. This is often an indication that it’s time for a full roof replacement.
2) NAIL POPS: Roofs have thousands of nails in them. Over time, due to expansion and contraction of the roof, some of these nails will work themselves loose. When covered nail heads push up through the shingle layer, they can damage the roof envelope.
Fortunately, nail pops can often be fixed by a roofer, sometimes without even replacing the top shingle. You can spot nail pops by looking up the roofline from ground level.
3) GRANULE LOSS: Shingles are made up of fiberglass mat and asphalt covered with mineral granules to deflect UV rays and provide durability. These granules can come loose and tumble down the roof. In new roofs, some mild granule loss is to be expected. But, in older roofs, excessive granule loss can be signs that the roof is failing.
Dark bald patches will begin to show up in the roof field–this is the asphalt showing through the mineral granules. When widespread granule loss occurs on an older roof, it is often a sign that roof replacement is necessary. You can find excessive granule loss in clean gutters!
4) INTERIOR STAINING: When water seeps through the roof envelope, it can stain the roof deck and framing in attics. Dark signs are indications of consistent leaks. These stains will often be near ROOF PENETRATIONS, such as plumbing boots, chimneys, and gas vents.
Many of these leaks are the result of flashing failures up above, and can often be addressed with a simple repair. Also, some light, dry staining may be the result of a leak that was fixed long ago!
Thanks for watching!
The Honest Carpenter
My first question is why are these these tar shingles so predominant in the USA? Must be fairly cheap – but at what cost? Why not put clay roof tiles on your roof and be done with it? They last in Europe for 50 – 80 years. Pay once for quality and forget the roof altogether for pretty much the rest of your life.
To me in the UK it seems crazy to fit shingles that are only lasting 20 years in some cases before replacement. Concrete or clay will last 50-70 years and slate around 90, and even then it’s nail replacement and you can re-use the slates if they were good ones. You would think with plenty of wood around you could in the USA have roofs that support better roofing matierals than these ‘shingles’, which aren’t really shingles but small patches of asphalt. Guys I think you are being had! If you look round the rest of the world other developed countries are using much better roofing systems which don’t leak and fail after 20 years. While the USA leads the world on many things, roofing is not one of them!
Excellent. Thank you.
I’m heading outside, right now, to check my roof.
I hope one day that you will do a segment on off-grid living and self reliance!!! My friends and I have just finished a tiny house earthship and my friend Eric posted it on his channel with a have a overview and walkthrough!!! 🙂 https://youtu.be/QFPhBx729-M
I had a major fail on our summer house, the OSB has rotted due to low quality roofing felt and no amount of felt repair had prepared it for a wet winter (UK). I replaced over 400 sqft of roofing felt, cut out the compromised OSB and used 12 panels at 1220x2440mm or 4x8ft which when lifting on to a pitch roof on you own if not much fun.. then came the glass fibre insulation that has soak up the water ingress and the bugs were happily living in. All of that was removed for plastic insulation that was made from recycled bottles, much nicer to handle and water replant and bug resistant.
I added extra treated timers to add extra strength to beams impacted, treatment and waterproofing to the joists.
In addition every new section of OSB was screwed into place to avoid nail pop, on the panels that had survived I screwed the down and removed the nails…. yes it is more expensive but that summer house was only 12 years old and about to cave in.
Now I have a 25 year lifetime on the glass fibre reinforced felt I used, I have used bitumen adhesive and so, so many clout nails the overlaps exceed the minimum by 10mm and the roof is held down by screws..
Do it right, do it once… construction teams and their nail guns, yeas they are quick but 12 years down the line it needs ripping apart.
Don’t get me wrong… I love a nail gun the facial boards were attached with one and then the already waterproof treated wood was treated again.
Another amazing content. I truly appreciate your expertise and knowledge. Can’t wait for your next vlog.
Good video! I should make a similar video on gutters
I think you need to stick to carpentry and tools. That’s why I subscribed. I’m not interested in maintenance issues.
Thank you Ethan and Keith!
I totally need a new roof
For some unknown reason, I can’t sharpen a crosscut hand saw. Is there someone you know that I could send me saws to have the one I botched corrected and the others sharpened when needed. I live in Denver. Thank you.
My uncle owns his home but is only making $800.00 a month on disability. Who can he contact to help him get it fixed? Does anyone do financing? Not sure if there are any assistance programs that he might be able to contact and get some help. Thank you for any info!
Since they went to fiberglass shingles , they don’t curl up like asphalt shingles did. Don’t rely on curling , sometimes a roof looks good from the ground, but when you get on the roof you will see the cracking.
Great information. Any insight regarding clay tile roofs?
I’m quite glad that here in Europe we mostly use tiles or slates, not shingles. Such roofing can still fail (I’ve had a repair done recently to my 60-year old tile roof), but their life expectancy is far, far longer than shingles!
I’d consider using shingles for a garden shed, but not a house!
Why have a roofer address nail pops when you can just do it yourse…AAAAAHHHHhhhhhhhh!!
I don’t have an attic but number 4 happened to me last year. Since I couldn’t see the underside of the roof, it was getting bad without my knowledge. After a storm destroyed some flashing I finally noticed… via water leak
Strangely it didn’t come in where expected. It came in around the destroyed bathroom vent flashing but not into the bathroom. It came down to the first floor. Water always takes the path of least resistance
here in UK we have slate tiles . my roof been on 60yrs. we get some slate that will move a bit . but put it back in place and secure.
This ia a good video for people house buying too. We bought in Apr 2020, and in Aug 2021 had to put on a new roof. We were told the roof was abt 10 years old when we bought. We had a house inspection but it was apparently only looked at briefly from a ladder on the front south side. Inside leaks were forming last summer after heavy rains. Most of the Damage was on the back north side where it wasn’t checked. After asking neighbors who had been here for 40 years, and having 5 different roofers quote…the roof was a solid 20-25+ years old. The pics from the roofers definitely showed a ton of bald shingles. So we had to spring for a replacement way sooner than we expected.
Thanks!, Great information for the service mode. I followed your instructions to enter & change settings in the service menu on a Sony KDF-50E2000 but when I got to the panel service section & set the pattern to one (1) then pressed the jump button the tv didn’t do as yours did in the video even though I followed your instructions as shown & verbally explained. Is there any contact phone, email etc. to contact you in which you can guide me through this? Thanks in advance for your expertise, time & help.
Do roof treatments like Roof Maxx extend the life of shingles at all?
You weren’t kidding when you said these videos didn’t get that much views