My Roof Drops Grit After Rain

It is not the fault of your contractor and while the delays can certainly be frustrating a contractor who attempts to install a new roof in the rain is going to be compromising the overall integrity of the installation.

My roof drops grit after rain.

Causes effects of loss of protective mineral granules from roof shingles asphalt roof shingle defects. For a while i figured that roofers loosened a bit of the grit when they walked on it but this is going on a year now. Asphalt shingles intentionally have extra shingle granules embedded on them and you ll find lots of them shedding during this first year. A slow leak is harder to find than a big leak says joan crowe director of technical services for the.

A roof with a 6 rise for every 12 run has a 6 per foot or 6 in 12 pitch. After you ve installed your new roof the shingles are going to adapt to being out in the elements sun rain snow etc and cure. Should your roof installation have to be delayed due to poor weather be patient. Normal defective product storm damage foot traffic etc.

While this is a normal aspect of roofing and. Roof pitch or slope is a measure of vertical rise to horizontal run expressed in inches per foot. I don t want your rain over my house. I had my roofer come out again and have a look.

Your roof is old aging roofs can experience shingle granule loss. I had a reputable roofer replace my ridge vent about a year ago. How to redirect rain off a roof. There are times when it rains especially during big storms that water cascades off of a roof like a waterfall.

You say you own the rain i d be reminding them but i own my house. Sometimes pitch is also expressed in. If you want your rain to touch my roof you re going to have to compensate me and if any puddles remained even after a light shower of rain i d be calling to insist you d better get around here and clean up the mess. Pitch is thus the ratio of the rise in inches to a 12 inch run and is often expressed using a semicolon for example 6 12.

As roofs age the bond between the granules and the asphalt shingle become looser allowing the granules to fall off. And ever since my property is filled with grit from my asphalt shingles every time it rains.