opinions-roof damage and repair
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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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!