Most communities have building codes that prevent homeowners and roofers from installing more than.
Roof shingles do not lay flat.
They used owens corning duration.
Most felt paper will not lay tabletop flat in cold weather.
There are two causes of this phenomenon either the main structure of your roof is warping and buckling or simply because your materials aren t lying flat on the roof.
Shingle bundle distortion is a phenomenon that can cause shingles to not lay flat after installation.
Adding a pitch to a flat roof requires construction.
Most cities require a slight pitch for a shingled roof.
On top of that many roofers prefer to use a roll out roofing system.
The tear off and replacement was done in one day.
According to the report the edges of our roof shingles are curling.
After installation an appearance of bumpiness or lifted shingles may be evident.
When lay people perform their own installations.
These require more preparation and extreme heat to apply.
It s because of optical illusion the laminated part fools the eye.
They said it is because the shingles are thicker than most and need longer to lay down.
Asphalt shingles need heat and time for those of you who have gotten a new roof installed during the cooler weather your asphalt shingles might look bumpy or wavy.
Other times it will require costly repairs to correct the issue.
This comes as a total surprise because the shingles are only 5 years old.
Installing flat roof shingles is a process that is complicated and should only be done by professionals.
Check the roof by applying pressure to areas of the roof.
There very well may be some nail pops someone over lapped the butt edge or shingles installed dropped below where they should be.
These would include your roof s age the temperature and weather conditions and the overall roof condition.
A more serious problem could be that they shingled over extremely buckled felt paper.
What causes this distortion.
The shingles do not flatten out or conform to the roof deck because they were distorted while in the bundle.
Architectural shingles are laminated and will never appear to lay flat like a non laminated shingle such as a 3 tab or 4 tab.
Roof shingles are not lying flat new shingles not sealing down.
Could the shingles lay down in time.
A roof should lay flat without any bumps or waves if yours does then you deserve an explanation.
There s really no other way to say it but having wavy shingles is a cause for concern that should not be ignored.
Standard asphalt shingles feature an adhesive strip that softens during warm weather.
I have a leak at the chimney and the roof cups up at the outside edges of the roof.
The company had about 12 men on the roof laying shingles.
It was a sunny 80 degree day.