Our house (raised ranch) was built in 1975. We had a new roof put on in 1998. At that time there was only one layer of existing shingles and the contractor felt there would be no problem in just putting a new layer of standard 20-25 year asphalt shingles. This Spring, my wife said the shingles were looking funny on the front side of the house. This is the side facing South an gets lots of sun. Yesterday I had a chance to get my ladder out and go up to do a cursory inspection to better understand what she was bringing to my attention. The shingles are all in intact but a lot of them are curling up on the corners of each third of the shingle. In many place where they are curling the asphalt is flaked off but the under part of the shingle remains.
My questions are these 1. Would something like I described above constitute some warranty coverage on the part of the shingle manufacturer? If so, does there guarantee only cover the faulty product or include the labor associated with replacing? 2. Could something like this have been caused by severe weather and winds and subsequently be covered by home owners insurance? 3. Is this something to be immediately concerned with or not to worry for a few more years.? I know the next roof that goes on is going to require removing the current two layers and then putting down new paper and shingles. From the times I've been in our crawl space in the attic I don't believe any of the plywood would need to be replaced. Any feedback on the above would be greatly appreciated Al
