Roof Shingles Lifting Up

Strong winds can lift shingles and may even tear them off completely.

Roof shingles lifting up.

I had a new roof installed at the beginning of october 2007 and i am starting to see several areas where the shingles appear to be lifting up. Roof shingles lifting up shingles that lift up are usually a problem with homeowners who have recently installed a new roof within the past six months. The shingles on your roof serve a dual purpose. Lumpy bumpy or curling shingles that do not.

Finally i have heard of very cheap asphalt shingles swelling and buckling from moisture absorption but this should not be the case with a name brand shingle unless you got a defective batch. My house is located in upstate ny and the weather was fairly mild during the actual instillation. Ask your roofing contractor or the roofing supplier how to submit a claim. After years of exposure to wind and harsh weather roof shingles can often curl and expose the roof below.

If you notice a shingle starting to curl you can forestall the inevitable curling by. Getting the local tamko rep to take a look would be a good idea. Wind can also drive debris under shingles once they have lifted up a bit. Designed and built this shingle material tool lift to use when helping my dad roof his house to get around the worst part of roofing carrying shingles up.

There are several possible reasons but the most common one is that the shingle adhesive hasn t had enough heat to fully seal yet which causes the shingles to lift up. The platform has a lifting capacity of 400 lbs and uses a brake rope design to elevate the materials in a fluid action. Roof shingles are not lying flat. A ladder platform hoist that can raise shingles up to the roof with ease will have your roofing job running quickly and efficiently.

The leading edge on the west side of my roof which is about approximately 30 feet of it has been lifting up about 3 feet up onto the roof and i m trying to figure out how i can keep those staying down before they break. This hoist is intended for residential and commercial use. Carefully lift the upper shingle and secure the new shingle with roofing nails. They give the roof a finished look while forming a protective seal.

As asphalt shingles get older their corners often begin to curl downward or upward. The debris can make the shingles lift even more. So the shingles are like loose and the whole thing is lifting up and flapping in the breeze. The original shingles that were on the house were the standard 3 tab asphalt type that needed to be replaced but were still laying pretty flat on the roof.

Step 3 apply a thick dab of roof sealant by pressing firmly on the trigger of the caulking gun. Lift the affected shingle fully with the aid of a putty knife.