 $247
Maryland Roof Repair, Holland Meadow Lane,
Gaithersburg, Md: Our inspection of
this roof in Gaithersburg revealed the
"normal" problems in this neighborhood . . .
blown off and missing shingles, leaky
pipe collars, loose metal ridge vents, and
some other roof repair issues. |
What's the #1 Reason that Shingles Blow Off
in Maryland? You may be surprised by
the answer . . . Most homeowners would say
it's the wind. Well, that IS the obvious
response; but the underlying cause just may be
that the shingles were nailed improperly by the
roofing contractor. |
In
fact, that was the case on this home in the
Hoover Farm Subdivision of Montgomery County .
. . where the homes are more exposed to high
winds, and where the wind finds every roofing
flaw and blows the shingles around the
neighborhood like tumbleweeds. |
Take
a look at how far "off the mark" these roofing
nails are. That gives the wind more
leverage to easily lift the shingles away from
the roof deck. |
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. . and if that weren't bad enough, many of
the roofing nails were actually "blown
through" the shingles because the Pneumatic
Roof Gun operator did not pay attention to his
air pressures. Too much air pressure =
too much force which always pushes the nail
through the shingle . . . resulting in
damaging the shingles and making it easier for
westerly winds to blow the shingles right off
the roof . . . |
Here's
another roofer goof. What's holding that
shingle down on the right? |
Another
missing shingle, courtesy of the previous
roofer. |
Here's
another situation we see all the time: no
rubber end plugs in the metal ridge
vent. As you can imagine, these are
ALWAYS leaks! |
Pipe
collars, especially the plastic version, need
maintenance every seven years. I don't
think that's spelled out in the "Homeowner's
Handbook," so it's not your fault that you
don't know it. All of the pipe collars
in the entire neighborhood were leaking to
some degree. |
The
best way to handle these leaks is to have new
aluminum / neoprene pipe collars
installed. That guarantees
that leaky areas around the pipe collar
are addressed as well. |
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The
integration of the new pipe collar and the
surrounding shingles is critical. Here
you can see the Geocel Tripolymer Sealant
placed around the collar to eliminate the
intrusion of wind drive rain. |
All
of the pipe collars are handled the same way .
. . |
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This is how a pipe collar should look
when installed by a professional roofing
contractor. Note that the new Certainteed
XT25 Moire Black shingles match the existing
roofing, too.
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The
rubber end seals on the metal ridge vents are
sealed and secured with Geocel Tripolymer
Sealant and will be there until the home is
ready for a new roof. |
One
of the most important areas that is almost
never addressed is this diverter flange on the
heat exhaust. This leak usually ends up
in the basement, if it makes it that
far. Geocel Tripolymer Sealant is the
key here; it will last longer than the
existing roof, for sure . . . |
This
home had two heat exhaust systems, and
therefore two diverter leaks. |
OK,
another successful $247 Md Roof Repair
completed, and we're on to the next one.
. . |
