Hello World! Welcome Friends! Besides protecting your home from the elements of weather, the roof can also improve your home’s aesthetics. Considering its importance and the high investment of installing a new roof, you must make the best well-informed decision when laying a new roof or during re-roofing, which consists of adding a new layer to your existing roof. Roof replacement is an expensive project, and you must undertake it only after weighing all options of roof repair and restoration. Only when it becomes inevitable that you must consider roof replacement and that too, with meticulous consideration to ensure that you get the best value from the investment.
Enjoying the entire life of the roof must be your goal unless leaks and damage become completely uncontrollable that makes the replacement imminent after exhausting all options of repair. How to know that it is time for roof replacement will be clear after going through this article.
Spot Potential Trouble
Inspecting the roof once a year by a roofing company like Dedication Roofing, LLC will ensure that you are aware of the roof health and the possible damages that may affect its life.
- On discovering some signs of damage like worn out shingles, or if shingles are cracked, broken or missing, moss and lichen growth, paint peeling under eaves and discoloration and rust spots on flashing; consult a roofing expert to evaluate the impact of damage and suggest remedial measures.
- Pay attention to tree branches that are within five feet of your roof or touching it. When tree branches rub against the roof, it wears away the protective layer, sometimes lifting shingles and even puncturing the roofing materials.
- If you observe dark spots inside the house in areas close to the ceiling, then it is a sure sign of moisture penetration from the roof.
- Black granules gathering inside gutters are a sign of wearing away shingles. The granules are part of the protective layer of shingles that help to withstand the sun and rain. When it gives away, changing shingles is the only option.
- The roof type determines its life expectancy like asphalt shingle roofs lasts very well in colder climates for 20-25 years, but it could last only 10 to 12 years in warmer climates. The manufacturer and style of shingles impact roof life.
Roofing Repairs
Roof accessibility is crucial for both roof inspection and repair. Some damage repairs like shingle replacement are easy, and if you can climb up to the roof, which is not much slanted, you can do the repairs by yourself. However, if it requires re-roofing, then you can either apply the new materials on the existing one, but only once and the next time you have to tear off the roof and lay a new one.
During new roof installation or even re-roofing, you must engage a professional roofing contractor who can do a good job. When estimating the cost of re-roofing, bear in mind that the contractor will add 10% – 15% wastage for applying the new material.
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