Merry Christmas. I found these in my backyard after a particularly windy storm. Are these roof shingles? I'm wondering if I need to get a roofer to check out if there's a problem on my roof. Thanks.
If they match the shingles on your roof and you found them in your yard then... yes. It's very likely they are your shingles. Those are the pieces that cover the ridge line. If your roof was done right it should still be mostly watertight for the short term but you should have those shingles put back on the roof. If you have a ladder, hammer and a few roofing nails it's pretty easy... except for the high off the ground part.
Your attic will be exposed to the rain if the cap shingles found were covering a ridge vent. Ridge vents are installed to allow heat from the sun to escape from the attic.
imho if you really want a ridgecap to hold especially if there's a spongy mesh type ridge vent installed , use exterior screws and exterior washers (to give it a big flat head and not rip off leaving the nail stuck in the roof which looks happened here) that'll make them snugger to the roof with the vent in place.
Also you are only relying on the tar strip to keep the shingles down or wind drive rain from getting under while the shingle is bent around like that instead of normally they're flat on each other and the tar strips becomes a much better seal, can add extra roofing cement/roof caulk in that area to strengthen .
The picture shows a home addition I'm in the middle of. I want to tie the new addition roof all the way in to the peak instead to gain a higher slope. Pretty sure it's close to a 2/12 now. Also pretty sure this is a truss system. Can just the right side of the peak be rebuilt? The garage attic this is attached to is partial living space and partially not. The section of roof I'm rebuilding ties in to the non living attic space. The roof sections is about 10ft wide (across where the gutter would be).How much work is this? Estimated costs for Indianapolis?
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Got my roof redone, asphalt shingle and PVC flat roof with a medium sized company. Does this look OK? It's under warranty for 5 years and they will send a crew out if something looks off.
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1. Should the screws in the chimney flashing be exposed.
2. Notice there is some curling on a shingle in one of the overhangs.
3. The PVC roof looks a little bumpy but not sure what can be done now.
Thanks very much!
12-25-20, 11:37 AM
