Roof shingles are not lying flat.
Warped roof tiles.
If your roof is more than 20 years old and most of the shingles are damaged or badly worn it s time to replace it.
Wood responds to changes in temperature or humidity by warping and that can be bad news for your hardwood floor.
The tiler showed me this by laying two tiles on top of each other face to face and i could see how they came together towards the centre but slightly apart towards the edges picture attached.
New roof tiles installed over existing roof.
Lumpy bumpy or curling shingles that do not.
But if your roof is basically sound and is at a relatively shallow pitch that you re comfortable working on you can probably handle most repairs yourself.
What does that mean for my roof.
Slate a natural metamorphic stone with a fine grain appearance is perfect for being cut into uniform roofing tiles.
If a roof has been re roofed with heavier roofing material than the original roof was engineered for.
How to straighten a warped floor.
This trim of wood along the edge of a roof though often neglected is a key element to the overall visual appeal of a home.
I e the original roof was a light wood shingle roof and the new replacement roof is a concrete tile roof weighing 5 or 10 times more than the original roof.
Some of tiles were indeed warped.
Let s get the worst news out of the way first.
Surface textures reduce glare reflecting off the roof tile and allow the true color to show through.
Often damage is only visible after climbing up and inspecting a roof.
One of the most common causes of a buckled roof is when new tiles or shingles are installed over an existing roof.
Asphalt shingles the most widely used roof material in the u s.
Although there is a great deal of hullabaloo concerning roof tiles and replacing them little is said of the importance of repairing warped or sagging eaves.
Here we ll take you through the three most common ones.
Although this is a cost cutting measure it can easily result in buckling.
Then the beam or roof may sag.
Warping manifests as gaps between the boards.
Over time that moisture can seep into your roof deck causing it to become warped.
At ludowici our skilled craftsman can recreate a number of finishes that authentically replicate the surface of age old terra cotta roof tiles.
Custom textures can be applied to match historic applications or to meet your specific design aesthetic.
Are reliable and efficient.
A slate tile roof can last a century or longer.
