Faulty Roof Shingles

Cracking curling blistering balding and degranulation pitting.

Faulty roof shingles.

I asked the shingle company about the shingles and if they were defective. Property owners who experienced problems with certain owens corning roofing shingles may have legal recourse. On 2020 01 13 by mod loose shingles on the roof. Tamko sold consumers a faulty product and doesn t.

However if your home is the only one on the block to suffer such damage the quality of the roof itself must be brought into question. Common asphalt shingle failure factors include improper storage and handling of the asphalt shingles before installation improper nailing improper flashing which pertains to any roofing material and defective asphalt shingle product material leading to thermal splitting cracking blistering staining and in some cases curling or cupping shingles. Missing or damaged shingles after a major storm it is not uncommon to find some shingle damage. Gaf shingle lawsuits allege that timberline shingles failed to meet american society for testing and materials astm standards for fiberglass shingles but where nevertheless marked as being astm compliant.

These organic shingles were made with recycled paper materials as their base as contrasted with the fiberglass base used in today s shingles. I had a barn roof installed about 10 years ago and now my shingles are starting to fall off. Your heating and cooling bills have gotten noticeably higher. If your roof was installed over the top of the previous roof shingles on top of shingles then you may need to replace your roof sooner.

Wind and or hail damage from a storm are often isolated to just one side of a roof whereas uniform damage all over a roof could be a signal that the shingles are defective. The shingle company says the shingles were improperly installed. If you are the home s original owner or you have previously replaced the roof since owning the home try to work through the manufacturer to make a claim based on the product warranty. This left thousands of property owners with these defective shingles on their roofs.

The defective shingles deteriorate in similar patterns including cracking curling pitting blistering balding and degranulation. If you have an asphalt shingle roof it will typically last 20 25 years before it needs to be replaced.