While roof makes you home safe most of time you forget about it totally. While different repairs and maintenance work are carried on at different part
While roof makes you home safe most of time you forget about it totally. While different repairs and maintenance work are carried on at different parts of your home, its roof that is ignored totally! You notice it when it’s too late.
If you take care of things a bit before you might find the signs that will tell you that you need help of a roofing company for replacing your roof. These signs are easy to notice just you have to give a keen look at the roof.
Check shingles
It’s necessary to keep an eye on your roof top, especially the shingles. After a heavy storm has a look to ensure that are the shingles are lying flat against the roof. There may be patches that are broken, cracked or damaged. Then it’s time to go for repair. You must also look at the gutters and the downspouts. If you find granules of shingles laying down there it means that time for replacement has come.
Shingles covered with moss and algae
The moment you find moss on shingles you may panic that it’s time for replacement. Actually it’s not something to be done immediately. Yes, aesthetically it will look bad but you will have time before replacement. The problem is many people scrap off the moss and algae that that damages the shingles too. Thus, it’s better that if you find nay algae or moss out there call a roofing company to let them check and decide if steps are to be taken or not.
Shingles are curling or entire shingles are missing
Shingles can curl in two ways. Either they will curl from the edges or the edges will be flat but it will curl in the middle. Whatever happens it’s a sign that shingles are ageing and they need replacement. At the same time you may also notice that some of the shingles are missing. This can happen due to various reasons, like after a heavy storm they may be missing! You have to consider these as signs for replacing your roof.
You see sunlight from attic
If sunlight can enter through attic so can rain water, snow or anything else. You should be very careful the moment you notice it. The best things are to show it to experts who will let you know when to replace the roof. They will also suggest if you need the whole roof or a part of it.
