opinions-roof damage and repair

[Rob Gribben]

I have a two year old shingled roof on a rental house in Dundalk, MD (Rowhome).  This past Saturday a section of the shingles blew off. We had winds in the 30-40 mph range (gusts).  The roofing company does not want to honor the repair under warranty.  I didn't see any other homes on the block with missing shingles.  I could understand if we had near hurricane level winds, but gusts 30-40, I think the shingles should stay in place.  I have a pic, can't figure out how to post it though.  Would you push them to cover the repair as part of the warranty?  I do have a 10 year warranty, but they say it's for leaks, not shingles being blown off due to wind.

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Originally posted by @Stone Teran:

I don't know how anyone can say that's an incorrectly installed shingle based on that picture.  Shingles can whip around, crease and break off in a number of ways with strong winds.

 We're not saying it based on that picture. We're saying it because the roof is only 2 yrs old and the wind gusts were only 30-40mph.  Properly installed, they should be able to withstand winds twice that speed.  It appears they were either short-nailed (3 nails instead of 4) or applied using a nailgun with the pressure set too high (over-driven).  

@rob gribben: Having seen the pic, it's odd that they wouldn't just come and fix it.  It wouldn't take long. If you were closer, I'd come do it for you!