After two decades your roofing materials are simply too aged and deteriorated from michigan weather to properly protect your home from the elements.
Roofs are replaced with 30 of thier useful life left.
We re working on a 120 year old house that still has its original standing seam metal roof.
This doesn t mean that your architectural roof will start collapsing after 20 years.
Understanding the life span of appliances and home fixtures can help you decide when to repair.
Tile roofing is made of either concrete or clay and comes in different shapes and textures.
Architectural shingles are a premium type of asphalt shingles that last 25 to 30 years.
A properly installed quality shingle can last 50 years.
While architectural shingles seal in the same manner as standard asphalt shingles they re up to three.
A roof painter told the owner that this roof has 50 years of useful life left.
If you re confused about whether to replace or repair the roof try bending up a single shingle tab on a warm day.
If this roof is 120 years old that would mean it was built around 1880.
If any load bearing structural elements including decking and sheathing were replaced that supported more than 40 of the roof the entire cost is likely a restoration.
If only the outer roof covering membrane shingles etc was replaced but none of the underlying roof system it is not a restoration.
The manufacturer s life of their product is only a barometer and should not be considered as an exact science because many roofs will exceed and go beyond their estimated life with some maintenance and repairs.
If a shingle roof lasts 30 years we tell the homeowners that they really got their money s worth.
As a basic rule you should easily get 25 30 years out of an asphalt roof.
Can a metal roof really last 170 years.
These are expected to last up to 20 years.
The life expectancy of your roof depends factors that include the roof design and the climate you live in as well as the quality of installation and long term care.
An asphalt shingle roof is near the end of its useful life when the shingle tabs loose their flexibility.
3 tab composition 20 years.
Many things effect the lifespan of a asphalt r.
A rob haddock of the metal roof advisory council responds.
If it flexes and bends back down it has some life left.
Tile roofing is typically stronger than shingle and is considered to have a life expectancy of 30 years.
An improperly installed poor quality shingle can last 50 months.
The average life of roofing.
