The roofers have been back twice to fix shingles that have blown off. Any suggestions for what we can do to keep this from happening until they have time to seal down? See photos. First 2 are from the side that’s having the problems. Threw in another for fun.
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You gotta resize those pics, some people will not be able to open them.
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Edited 4/1/2007 11:53 am ET by DougU
Thanks for the resizing, Doug!InOvrHisHead,What kind of shingles are they? On my monitor it looks like you have the architectural/laminated shingles of one brand or another.When was the roof put on? And where in the country do you live??How much wind have you gotten??Two things lead to shingles blowing off in the wind. Either they are not sealed down or they are improperly nailed (nailed high or overdriven nails or both) or both.I am of the opinion that properly nailed shingles take a lot of wind to blow off even if they are not yet sealed down. So I wonder about how your shingles are nailed.Nails should be in a narrow strip that is just covered by the shingle on top. On laminates there is often a line to mark where the nails should be (sometimes two lines and the nail should be between them).The head of the nail should lie on top of the shingle. It should not be down below the surface of the shingle.If the shingles are nailed correctly, there isn't much you can do to prevent more from blowing off prior to sealing besides sealing them manually.If the shingles are poorly nailed then they need to be renailed before they seal (gets to be a lot harder after they seal).
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i am on the oregon coast, On each shingle 3 little dabs of blackjack and then press it in, Feel carefully if they are stuck already dont pry them up just renail the ones that are up and tab... Or wait till summer they will glue down on a hot day