Faulty Roof Shingles

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.

Faulty roof shingles.

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. The defective shingles deteriorate in similar patterns including cracking curling pitting blistering balding and degranulation. 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. The shingle company says the shingles were improperly installed.

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. Do i go after the contractor that installed the shingles. In one example house was able to lift the broken shingle from the roof and said no way when asked if it should lift up and down. Your heating and cooling bills have gotten noticeably higher.

In 2009 the company was hit with a class action lawsuit alleging that its oakridge shadow 40 year shingles are defective in that they deteriorate far before the expiration of their warranty periods. 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. 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.

These organic shingles were made with recycled paper materials as their base as contrasted with the fiberglass base used in today s shingles. Cracking curling blistering balding and degranulation pitting. I had a barn roof installed about 10 years ago and now my shingles are starting to fall off. Tamko sold consumers a faulty product and doesn t.

I asked the shingle company about the shingles and if they were defective. If you have an asphalt shingle roof it will typically last 20 25 years before it needs to be replaced.