How Your Roof Should Look After It Has Been Installed
When hiring a roofing contractor, it's important to make sure that you hire an experienced contractor who will do the job correctly. After you have had your roof installed, there are several things you should look for to determine if your roof was installed correctly.
The Shingles Shouldn't Be Sticking Up
The shingles should be flat and should not be sticking up or look wavy. However, if your shingles are installed during the winter, they might flatten out as the weather warms up. There should not be any missing shingles and they should all be even.
Shingles are made out of all sorts of materials. The type of roofing material you should choose should be based on the pitch of your home as well as the materials you are best able to afford. However, a roofing contractor will be able to help you determine what type of roofing materials are best for you.
The Eaves Shouldn't Be Out of Alignment
The rakes and eaves of your roof should be even. The eaves are found at the edge of your roof. They connect the wall of your home to the roof. They are often a place where insulation is installed.
The Flashing Should Be In Place
There are certain areas of your home that might penetrate the roof such as the chimney, skylight, or vent pipes. Water pools in these locations and drips through the crevices. Flashing needs to be installed in these locations to protect the roof from the infiltration of water. The flashing should not be messy and should not be reused.
You Should Install a Plumbing Boot
Plumbing pipes and heat stacks must enter your home. Then, you must install a pipe boot to prevent water from entering your home through these openings. The pipe boots need to be installed correctly. However, as long as they are properly installed, they are low-maintenance and will last a long time.
The Work Area Should Be Tidy
After your roof has been installed, the roofing contractor should do a good job cleaning up. Fortunately, if you hire a reputable roofing contractor who has been in business for years, you can expect your roofing job to be done correctly.
It's important to make sure that how the material was used is written down. This is an important part of making sure that your warranty is not voided. It's also important that the roofing contractors register your warranty.
To learn more about roof replacements and installations, contact a roofing contractor in your area.
Can you imagine hammering away at shingles from dawn until dusk? If this sounds like fun, then you may have a future in the roofing industry. If this does not sound fun at all, then you're going to be someone who calls a roofing company and leave the work to the professionals. There's nothing wrong with that. Roofing is hard and dangerous; it's definitely not for everyone. In fact, we don't climb up on the roof ourselves. We do, however, write about roofing on this blog. We consider that to be a small service we can do for homeowners who are interested in roofing and want to know more.