4 SIGNS IT'S TIME TO REPLACE YOUR ROOF
When it comes to things you should take care of in the new year, checking on your roof may not be at the top of your list. You may not think about your roof at all…until it starts to leak! Don’t make the mistake of waiting until your home is damaged by a failing roof to take care of the problem. Instead, take note of it now to determine if a new roof is in your future.
HERE ARE SOME SIGNS TO LOOK FOR THAT MIGHT MEAN TROUBLE:
SIGNS IN THE ATTIC:
You may not have realized it, but the first place you should start to check for roof damage is not your roof; it’s your attic. You might see signs of water inside your attic after a rainstorm (or when snow melts). But your roof can also leak light; if you can see inside your attic without a light, it may be roof replacement time.
THE ROOF’S AGE:
The most common type of roofing material is asphalt shingles, which average around 20 years of life, depending on weather conditions. So if your roof hasn’t been replaced in well over two decades, there’s a good chance that you should start thinking about putting a new one on your home.
SHINGLE DAMAGE:
You should also conduct a close-up examination of your roof’s shingles. If many of them appear wet, stained, curled, bent, broken, or darker than normal (or are missing completely), then consider replacing all of them at once. If you look in your gutters and notice an unusually large amount of granule build-up, you probably need a new roof.
SOFT SPOTS:
When the plywood under the shingles is exposed to heat in the summers, heavy rains, and the winter weather, it will weaken over time, possibly softening in places where the wood has gotten damp because of a gap between shingles.
T-Manz Roofing is the expert you can turn to if you need a better roof. We work with top manufacturers such as IKO, and you can be sure that we’ll be using only the best techniques and products to service your home.
