Roofing

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cochrum
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9:31p, 3/16/25
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Long story short -- I wanted to live in the country so I bought some land with a manufactured home on it, hoping to build a house one day. My neighbors now is who I bought it from -- in Goliad.

After hurricane Harvey they replaced the roof. Ive owned the place for 4 years and this roof is blowing away, its ridiculous. Ive patched it multiple times already, and once with the wrong colored shingles.

Today I noticed new spots just coming off...no storms just wind. It really...frustrates me. I called the guy who did the roof when I first had problems and he said he could not fix it as he contracted the job out.

Now I notice some new spots coming up and I plan to fix them over spring break. I wish I had a bad storm I could call the insurance about but nothing yet.

Its a 1400 sq ft home.

Just curious what any of yall would do.

Thanks and gigem.



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7:49a, 3/17/25
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The standard TexAgs answer is give Jason a call. https://texags.com/forums/34/topics/3532820/next

I'm pretty sure his company covers down there.

My old, fat azz didn't get on the roof with him but there are some spots that look like something may have hit your roof.

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In reply to cochrum • 8:39a, 3/17/25
So, you have a three tab shingle. I know this isn't the answer you want, but it's best to just replace the shingle with an architectural shingle. That is all wind damage. If you have it on both slopes, it's possible to claim it and have the carrier cover replacement, but this depends on your deductible and the mood of the carrier. It might not be worth it. A little discussion is needed to determine the best course of action. I don't recommend just sending it through without a little forethought and research.

The damage you are seeing is from high winds. Those shingles get brittle, the adhesives strips dry out, once one comes loose, it flaps around in the wind and that's what you see. You can continue to repair them one at a time but it will likely be an ongoing problem and repair costs will be like dying from a thousand paper cuts over time.

As always, regardless of what you do or who you use, I'm happy to give my .02 if you want to chat. I can help check hail data and send you examples if it is within the time frame. When you make the repairs, you can check for that, too.
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cochrum
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In reply to Jason_Roofer • 8:55a, 3/17/25
AG
Morning, sent you a PM
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9:47a, 3/23/25
Honestly, I'd be really upset too if I had to deal with a roof that's falling apart like that so soon after a replacement. Since the guy who did the original roof contracted it out, it sounds like you're stuck with no real support there.

I'd suggest reaching out to a new roofer to get an independent assessment of the roof and see if they think it needs to be completely replaced or if it's repairable. I had a good experience with the guys from https://saratogaroofingco.com/ Even if you don't have a big storm, you could probably file an insurance claim for the damage you're seeing now, especially if it's due to faulty installation. If it's a warranty issue, you might have some leverage there, too.
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9:56a, 3/23/25
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Just from the pics, you are probably under ventilated too, which leads to a faster degradation of your shingles.

Three options.....
- Keep on patching and wait for storm damage. If you do that, which is fine, make sure you are checking for loose tabs and hand sealing anything that is loose before it starts getting caught by the wind. check the leading edges of each shingle and slightly lift to see if the seal strip is strong or not.
- File Claim.... wind claims suck. Carriers do not like to pay for them and they do not understand what real damage from wind is.
- Pay retail for new roof. This always sucks financially, but fixes the problem. Make sure whoever does it addresses the ventilation, and as Jason said, go with an architectural shingle over 3-tab.
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10:13p, 3/24/25
I have always been told that manufactured homes rafter framing/ and walls are not designed to carry the additional weight of architectural shingles. For this reason I often remove the 3 tabs, add 1x4 lats and go back with metal such as the r panel that is on that porch now.
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In reply to JP76 • 10:44p, 3/24/25
JP76 said:
I have always been told that manufactured homes rafter framing/ and walls are not designed to carry the additional weight of architectural shingles. For this reason I often remove the 3 tabs, add 1x4 lats and go back with metal such as the r panel that is on that porch now.
Depends on the manufacturer, but in the distribution side we get that a lot. 3 tabs aren't great these days. With the explosion of HOA and the significant increase in the cost of homes arch shingles have exploded. Also the lines that have been added are in the plants to supply all this stuff are running off way more architectural than the strips, we're not seeing the same quality on a lot of those products I'm afraid.
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In reply to aezmvp • 11:14p, 3/24/25
Since most people don't replace roofs until there is a catastrophic issue that gets insurance involved, and the fact that several carriers will not insure 3 tabs at all, I think 3 tabs are just going to be slowly phased out. I don't know any reputable roofers that will use them aside from maybe hip and ridge. All manufacturers have hip and ridge shingles products, which will likely replace the three tab in the future. I don't know the future, it's just a musing of mine.

Some carriers won't insure ANY shingles older than 10 years so that's going to drive demand for arch shingles as well, I think.
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