Asphalt shingles already degrading on a five-year-old roof
MikeonLI
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Hi everyone,
attached are some pics of my five year old asphalt shingle roof. As you can see, the asphalt shingles are already degraded pretty badly in certain areas. Those areas seem to correspond to areas where there are branches overhanging the roof.
Can there be anything coming off the branches that can cause premature wear of the roof? Seems like the shingles should
last much longer. It’s definitely degradation and not moss or anything growing. Thanks!
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hail?
You don't say what climate you're in but I'm thinking icicles forming on the branches and then falling on the roof.
I’m in Long Island ny. There hasn’t been any hail or anything like that since the roof was installed in late 2019. The pattern is so pervasive on large parts of the roof that it’s hard to see how it could be icicles
There was foot traffic in that area when siding work was being done. But I’m struggling to understand how foot traffic could cause such damage on a new roof
In hot weather the shingles get very soft and could easily be damaged by foot traffic.
Walta
This wear is completely unacceptable for 5 years. If you used a legitimate installer they will honor the manufacturer warranty on the shingles which is usually far longer than 5 years. Call the installer and let them handle it.
IMO foot traffic wears the lower edges of the shingles, so this is not foot traffic
Who is the manufacturer of the shingles
Seems like a product failure rather than installation failure
Reindeer?
If you're still in contact with the roofer, I would start with them. If not, I would go to the manufacturer. This is not normal.
Ok thanks. I will follow up with my roofer shortly. Happy to hear any other explanations for this roof damage. Very strange.