Roof Shingles Lifting Up

Roof shingles are not lying flat.

Roof shingles lifting up.

Carefully lift the upper shingle and secure the new shingle with roofing nails. The platform has a lifting capacity of 400 lbs and uses a brake rope design to elevate the materials in a fluid action. After years of exposure to wind and harsh weather roof shingles can often curl and expose the roof below. Step 3 apply a thick dab of roof sealant by pressing firmly on the trigger of the caulking gun.

Sometimes in order to save money homeowners choose to have a new roof installed on top of an old damaged one instead of removing the old roof. Strong winds can lift shingles and may even tear them off completely. Lumpy bumpy or curling shingles that do not. Roof shingles can often curl and expose the roof below.

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. 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. As asphalt shingles get older their corners often begin to curl downward or upward.

The debris can make the shingles lift even more. They give the roof a finished look while forming a protective seal. 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. 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.

A ladder platform hoist that can raise shingles up to the roof with ease will have your roofing job running quickly and efficiently. The shingles on your roof serve a dual purpose. 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. If you notice a shingle starting to curl you can forestall the inevitable curling by.

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. Ask your roofing contractor or the roofing supplier how to submit a claim. My house is located in upstate ny and the weather was fairly mild during the actual instillation. 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.

This hoist is intended for residential and commercial use. Slide the new shingle up into place and secure it with four nails.