Identifying Composition Shingle Damage
As a homeowner, the roof is the most important part of your home. During the winter, your roof is being hammered by snow and sometimes rain. In the spring, your roof receives thunderstorms, hail storms and wind storms. Through the many changes in weather, your roof needs to be check periodically for composition shingle damage. The composition shingle prevents water from leaking into your home and damaging the interior walls of the home. Having damaged composition shingle, may cause your ceilings to leak, mold and mildew in the walls. Damage composition shingle, need to be inspected and replaced immediately. Within this article, I will discuss some common signs of composition shingle damage.
The best way to inspect composition shingle damage is climbing up a ladder. Homeowner can perform a visibility check by walking around the outside of the home. When performing a visibility check, homeowners can start looking for missing, cracked or loose composition shingles. If a composition shingle is missing or loose, usually the damage is visible from the ground. Also, when performing a walking visible check, homeowners may want to check for scrapes or gouge on composition shingles. Gouge or scrapes on composition shingle is signs of damage below the surface. If you see gouge or scrapers, it is time to call a contractor and claims adjustor. Walking on the roof is unsafe with these damages present. Other composition shingle damage includes:
- Missing Composition Shingle
- Hail Damage composition Shingle
- Brittle composition shingle
- Tree Damage
- Minor heat cracks
- Major heat cracks
- Curling composition shingle
- Manufacture defect composition shingle
