Originally Posted By: lclark This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
The seller said their is only two layers or roofing on the house. You can’t see it in this photo but the bottom layer is green, the middle white and the top tan. When I told the seller, he said I was wrong. What do you guys think??
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Originally Posted By: dvalley This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Appears to be 3 layers from here.
Just had one today with three layers where the top layer was in good shape. I simply told my client that there were three layers installed and that the life expectancy of the twenty year old shingles is now downgraded to approx. 12-15 years due to multiple layers.
Originally Posted By: lclark This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Thats what I tell em too, doesn’t make the seller to happy, but oh well. They are going to find out for sure because they have to replace this section.
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Originally Posted By: sspradling This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Another way to determine layers of roofing is to examine at a roof vent cut through in the attic. Last week I caught one (origional) layer of split wood shingles on skip sheating, 2 layers of organic shingles and 2 layers of fiberglass comp shingles. All this on 2x4 rafters. There were purlins and braces in the attic, but sheez, what a load.
Originally Posted By: James D Mosier This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Because the the shingles were so close to horizontal in the first picture it did look like the top layer was some type of dimensional shingle photograghed from the bottom edge.
Is it possible that they added a "starter" around the entire perimeter of the roof?
