Flat Roof Wrinkles

Another roof the coating manufacturer said this roof needed to be torn off and re done.

Flat roof wrinkles.

While a new asphalt shingle roof may last for decades a poor quality roof or one that s improperly installed could start to experience problems very early on. Roof shingles are not lying flat. Each type of failure blisters splits and punctures to name a few typically results from a specific cause. These need to be taped and patched now.

Wrinkles don t always mean your roof has to be replaced. The way a roof wears the bumps and wrinkles it bears can show a lot about why it is failing. Wrinkles happen for many reasons but not all reasons mean you need a new roof. Understanding the causes of the most common types.

However lets discuss a few things such as water ponding wrinkles open seams and fishmouths for now. This in itself will help reduce water entry points and possibly make it easier to identify leaks. Lumpy bumpy or curling shingles that do not. Poor design for example can lead to splits and debris can cause punctures.

They give the roof a finished look while forming a protective seal. If you have a flat or a low sloping roof like the one in this video and you have wrinkles in the roofing then you should inspect it a little more often to make sure these wrinkles don t crack at. Wrinkles blisters and ridges are some of the problems often caused by installation or material quality issues. The red circles show what your looking for on the top of wrinkles that are going to the next bad step.

The shingles on your roof serve a dual purpose. Any flat roof i ve inspected with any type of material if there are ridges ripples they are deteriorated much more than the rest of the material so if i see ripples on a flat roof generally it is not cost effective to repair them i simply tell my client to expect those areas to fail at a faster rate than the rest of the material and. You can also use a general epoxy concrete filler and apply mastic on top using a trowel. Roof patch putty can be applied using a trowel to fill low areas.

A variety of liquid patching materials are appropriate for fixing low spots on flat roofs. If you click on the picture and enlarge it you can see where the wrinkles have cracked.