Worn Out Roof Shingles

Wood shingle placement side lap offset.

Worn out roof shingles.

Take a close look at the new wood shingle roof at right. Shingles that are. Often the affected shingles can be simply cleaned to remove the moss. Our photo of a worn out curling thin split wood shingle roof is at above left.

Reused shingles that are worn out may not protect your home as well as new ones and that is a factor to consider while replacing your roof. Cupping is a normal wear pattern that progressively gets worse as the roof gets older but once again remember that cupping should generally happen after your roof is 10 years old so if you are seeing early symptoms of this your best move would be to contact the roofer or roofing material provider that installed your. The more wear the shingle has the less effective it will be to get the job done protecting your roof especially from stormy weather and other elements. Lots of moss moss growth on shingles doesn t necessarily mean that shingles are old or worn out particularly if it is only in one area.

An obvious warning sign that there are problems with a roof are missing shingles exposing the upper. Worn out wood shingle roofs. However if the growth is widespread abundant and been there a while the shingles become damaged. Shingles that are lifted at the bottom can be susceptible water damage and being blown off in high.

Cupping is a sign of old and well worn out shingles. The side lap offset on this roof looks as if it barely complies with the 1 5 offset we want to see it. That s pretty easy to estimate. A qualified and honest roofing or general contractor should be able to tell you if your roof is worn out or if you can get another 5 to 10 years out of it.

The warning signs that your roof is worn out that was posted by angie s list is pretty much spot on.