Top signs your shingle roof needs to be replaced
Your roof can eventually come to the end of its life expectancy without having a leak or failure. Pinnacle Roofing in the Okanagan recommends that when it looks old and worn it may be time for some preventive maintenance, repairs or replacement. Homeowners wait until a failure happens, but this can compound the issues inside your home as well as on the roof. It could be a good time to check for the warning signs that your asphalt shingle roof is in need of some TLC.
Below are the top items you need to check:
• Shingle edges are curled or shingle tabs are cupped.
• Bald spots where granules are missing.
• Cracked asphalt roofing shingles.
• Your roof is more than 20 years old and its looking old and worn. Modern shingles are manufactured for durability but many factors can cause your roof to age sooner, such as sun, snow, rain, heat, wind and extreme weather which we get plenty of here in Kelowna and the Okanagan.
• Dark streaks. Algae can cause the dark areas on your roof. This may not necessarily wear out your roof shingles, but its not the most attractive look for your home. Pinnacle Roofing offers maintenance options to deal with this issue.
• Moss is a roof issue where your home doesn’t get much sunlight. Again, like algae, moss growth can be more of a visual issue as opposed to a water shedding concern. That being said, moss can hold moisture and in colder climates like we have in Canada can result in damage to the granules on the shingles. Pinnacle Roofing offers maintenance options to deal with this issue.
• Homeowners in your area are getting their roofs replaced. It’s a sign homes constructed around the same time will most likely be experiencing similar types of weather conditions and that your roof is also nearing the end of its useful life.
