Know your Shingle Roof! Signs that your shingle roof needs to be repaired or replaced.




A roof, the highest part of a home, catches the brunt of wind forces, and wind effects like wind driven rain. The roof of your home needs to be tough, they need to keep water out and they have to stay on the house. For that reason, making sure your roof is properly preserved is very important. Have you ever wondered when your shingle roof needs a servicing? Let’s help you with these five warning signs..

1. Curling or Clawing Shingles

Curling or clawing shingles are a sign of an aging roof system and also extreme heat. Curled or clawing shingles are very vulnerable to wind uplift and ice damage during the winter. Shingles might become rigid which ends up breaking easily and losing tab edges.
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2. Missing Granules and Bare Spots

Poorly placed downspouts, or poorly designed valley drainage on a second floor of the house can cause a waterfall effect which washes away granules over time. Physical damage or aging of a roof system can also cause bare spots and a loss of granules. If the protective granules of a shingle are lost the shingle of the roof begins to harden from heat and sun exposure. The loss of Granule on a roof system will accelerate aging and shingle decay which can later become an entry point for water into your home.

3. Broken or Missing Shingles

Broken and missing singles greatly affect the roof system’s ability to shed water. It can lean to an entry point of water.  Physical damage and excessive wind are two common causes of damaged shingles..

4. Buckling Shingles

The visible waved distortions that usually run vertically up a roof slope are called buckling shingles. Buckled shingles are highly vulnerable to wind and ice damage and they can be torn off easily.

5. Damaged Flashing

Flashing are located around skylights, valleys, eaves, rakes, wall details, stacks, and chimneys are all subject to separation, lifting, and dried out caulking. Due to general expansion and contraction the flashing details can lift and separate. Expansion and contraction will cause fasteners to become loose and the bottom-flashing flange to lift thus allowing water to enter.


In case you notice any of these signs noted above you may require to have your roof repaired or replaced by a certified roofing contractor in New Jersey.

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