Take many pictures and sue the installer. this looks like a hack job and then some. Shingles do not stretch. They do not pop up like that unless forced in place some how. You can see that none of these line up correctly. Shingles are only nailed at the top (not all the way but by the tar strip). But you can see that these are laid in a rolling line so some may be nailed too high and too low, thus they do not set up correctly. As they warm up, the tar strips melts and seals the tiles down. To be sure the manufacturer is not the problem, send them a sample and tell them the story. This roof needs to have all the tiles removed and the roof done right or you will be patching forever.
Asphalt Shingle Failure
Hey guys. I did a search on this site to see if this topic had already been discussed. I found a couple threads, but they didn't seem to address my problem completely. I built my house two years ago. Before I moved in, shingles started falling off the roof above the garage. I called the roofer back, he fixed the shingles, and he told me that one of his guys had the pressure set too high and that he nailed through the shingles. A few months later it happened again in the same area above the garage. The roofer came back and fixed them. Last summer (after heavy winds and after the one year warranty) more fell off, but on the back of the house this time. The roofer wouldn't return my calls, so I found another roofer, bought some shingles and paid him to install 7 or 8 new shingles. On the shingles in the back, inspection of the failed shingles showed that the original roofer only nailed them at the top, which presumably led to the failure. I showed the new roofer shingles that were puckering and curling above the garage and said it was only cosmetic and that the original roofer "stretched" the shingles too much (which sounded like nonsense). Now these puckered/curled shingles are starting to fall off. I am wondering if the problem is material, installation, or both. One of the shingles split down the length, which seems like a material problem.
Attached are some pictures. The shingles are OC Oakpro (30 or 35 year...don't remember). Should I contact the supply house or just get another roofer to fix the affected area? Everywhere else on the house seems to me okay. I will say that the area above the garage faces the prevailing wind, so it would get the most abuse.
Attached are some pictures. The shingles are OC Oakpro (30 or 35 year...don't remember). Should I contact the supply house or just get another roofer to fix the affected area? Everywhere else on the house seems to me okay. I will say that the area above the garage faces the prevailing wind, so it would get the most abuse.
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