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OUR ROOF PROTECTS YOUR HOME FROM THE SUN,
WIND AND RAIN. A
GE,
WEATHER AND THE SUBTROPICALF
LORIDA CLIMATE CAN TAKE THEIR TOLL ON A ROOF,
SOMETIMES REQUIRING A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. I
T IS IMPORTANT TO VISUALLY INSPECT YOUR ROOF REGULARLY SO YOU CAN DISCOVER PROBLEMSWHILE THEY ARE STILL MINOR AND CAN BE REPAIRED
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VENTUALLY,
THOUGH,
AN OLDER ROOF WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE REPAIRED ANDAND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED
. M
OST ROOFS ARE BUILT TO LAST BETWEEN20
AND30
YEARS. I
F THE ROOF ON YOURJ
ACKSONVILLE HOME IS OVER20
YEARS OLD OR IS EXPERIENCING ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS,
IT MAY BETIME TO REPLACE IT
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HIS IS OFTEN THE FIRST SIGN OF A ROOF PROBLEM. U
NFORTUNATELY,
BY THE TIME YOU HAVE LEAKS INSIDE YOUR HOME,
YOU MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE. B
ECAUSE WATER ENTERS THE HOUSE FROM THE ROOF AND CAN TRAVEL DOWN THE RAFTERS,
YOU MAY SEE THE WATER STAINS OR LEAKS IN A DIFFERENT PART OF YOUR HOME THAN THE SOURCE OF THE ROOF FAILURE.
L
EAKING
OR
BROWN
SPOTS
P
ROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE INSTALLATION OF FLASHING CAN OFTEN BE CORRECTED IF IT IS DISCOVERED EARLY. I
MPROPERLY INSTALLED FLASHING CAN LEAD TO LEAKS. T
HESE PROBLEMS CAN ALSO HAPPEN AS A RESULT OF WIND OR STORM DAMAGE. F
LASHING SHOULD BE INSPECTED REGULARLY TO ENSURE THAT IT REMAINS WATERTIGHT. A
NY SIGN OF BENT OR TORN FLASHING COULD INDICATE A PROBLEM.
I
F YOU HAVE ASPHALT SHINGLES AND YOU NOTICE A LOT OF GRANULES ON THE GROUND OR IN YOUR GUTTERS,
IT MAY BE TIME TO REPLACE YOUR ROOF.
T
HE GRANULES ARE ADDED TO ASPHALT SHINGLES TO REPEL WATER FROM YOUR ROOF AND PROVIDEUV
PROTECTION. S
HINGLES NATURALLY LOSE THEIRGRANULES AS THEY AGE
. W
EATHERING CAN ALSO AFFECT GRANULES AND CAUSE THEM TO WEAR AWAY. I
F YOU NOTICE BARE SPOTS ON YOUR SHINGLES,
YOUYOU ARE LOSING GRANULES AND YOUR HOME IS EXPOSED TO LEAKS
.
G
RANULE
LOSS
ON
W
HEN YOU LOSE SHINGLES,
YOUR ROOF IS EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS. R
AIN,
WIND AND HAIL CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO AN EXPOSED ROOF. B
Y VISUALLY INSPECTING YOUR ROOF AFTER A STORM,
YOU CAN TELL IF ANY SHINGLES ARE MISSING. W
HEN ADDRESSED QUICKLY,
THE DAMAGE CANSOMETIMES BE REPAIRED WITHOUT REPLACING THE ENTIRE ROOF
. W
HILE LOSING A FEW SHINGLES AFTER A STRONG STORM IS FAIRLY COMMON,
IT ISN’
T NORMAL.
II
F THE SHINGLES ARE COMING OFF YOUR ROOF BECAUSE THE TAR STRIP ISBECOMING OLD AND WORN
,
MORE SHINGLES WILL EVENTUALLY FALL OFF AND THE ROOF WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED.
A
S SHINGLES AGE,
THEY TEND TO BECOME BRITTLE. T
HIS PROBLEM CAN ALSO BE CAUSED BY POOR ATTIC VENTILATION. C
URLED SHINGLES DO NOTADEQUATELY PROTECT YOUR ROOF
. I
F YOU NOTICE THAT SOME OF YOUR SHINGLES ARE CURLING,
THEY WILL EVENTUALLY CRACK AND BREAK. T
HE BROKEN SHINGLES LEAVE YOUR ROOF WITHOUT THE NECESSARY PROTECTION TO KEEP LEAKS OUT OF YOUR HOME. O
NCE THE SHINGLES START TO CURL AND CRACKCRACK
,
YOUR ROOF NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
C
RACKED
,
CURLED
OR
D
ARK COLORED STAINING ON YOUR ROOF DECK OR RAFTERS OFTEN INDICATES THAT YOUR ROOF IS NOT WATERPROOF. T
HE WATER THAT IS LEAKING INTO YOUR HOME COULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE MOLD OR MILDEW TO FORM IN YOUR HOME IF IT IS NOT ADDRESSED QUICKLY. A
NEW ROOF IS OFTEN NECESSARY WHEN THERE IS VISIBLE WATER DAMAGE IN YOUR ATTIC.
S
TAINING
IN
THE
ATTIC
OR
I
F,
WHEN YOU STAND BACK AND LOOK AT YOUR HOUSE,
YOU NOTICE THAT A PORTION OF YOUR ROOF IS SAGGING,
YOU MAY HAVE SERIOUS DAMAGE AND NEED A NEW ROOF. T
HE SAGGING CAN BE CAUSED BY WATER ABSORPTION OR WATER DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURE OF YOUR ROOF OR FROM PAST REPAIRS THAT LAYERED TOO MANY SHINGLES ON YOUR ROOF. T
HIS DAMAGE MAY ALSO BE SEEN FROM INSIDE YOUR ATTIC.
E
XTENSIVE HAIL AND
WIND DAMAGE
AS A FLORIDA RESIDENT, YOU ARE USED TO THE FREQUENCY OF THUNDERSTORMS, TORNADOES, AND HURRICANES THAT PASS THROUGH THE AREA ON A REGULAR BASIS, GENERATING HIGH WINDS AND CAUSING WIND AND HAIL DAMAGE TO YOUR ROOF AND OTHER EXPOSED PARTS OF YOUR HOME. EVALUATE WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE WIND OR HAIL DAMAGE TO SHINGLES. THE INFORMATION BELOW FOCUSES ON THE EVALUATION OF WIND AND HAIL DAMAGE TO YOUR SHINGLE ROOF. WIND DAMAGE:
CREASING: THE MOST COMMON WIND DAMAGE THAT OCCURS TO SHINGLE ROOFS IS CREASING, WHERE THE SHINGLE TAB IS BENT UP AND DOWN UNTIL A CREASE FORMS. THIS IS SIMILAR TO TURNING THE PAGES OF A BOOK YOU HAVE USED MULTIPLE TIMES, UNTIL A CREASE IS
FORMED ON THE SPINE.
OTHER ISSUES: IN ADDITION TO TEARING AND CREASING, WHICH TEND TO BE THE MOST
COMMON OF ISSUES, NAIL PULLS, BENDING, FLIPPING, AND DISLODGING CAN ALSO OCCUR TO YOUR SHINGLE ROOF. OFTEN TIMES, MANY OF THESE OCCUR DUE TO MULTIPLE EVENTS OR STORMS, NOT ONE SINGLE EXPOSURE TO WIND.
HAIL DAMAGE:
LOOK FOR MINERAL DEPOSITS: CHECK THE DOWNSPROUTS FOR GRANULE BUILDUP. WHEN HAIL DAMAGE OCCURS TO ROOFING SHINGLES, IT DEGRADES THE SHINGLE AND OFTEN KNOCKS OFF GRANULES.
