Your home’s roof is an important part of its safety and longevity. Roofs help keep your home safe during storms – nobody wants a leaky roof! Making sure you know the signs that show when you need a new roof will help keep your home safe from leaks that could damage internal walls, structure, and paint jobs.
Here are 3 signs that you need a new roof for your home.
Roof Lifespan
Even under perfect conditions, wind, sun, and weathering will leave you needing to replace your roof with a new one eventually. To know how old your current roof is, make sure to go through any documentation you have kept in regard to home improvements. If you have just purchased a home, that information should have been provided prior to or during purchase, so take a look at your purchase documents.
Typically, roofs need to be replaced every 20 to 25 years, depending on the type of roof you have. Any longer and you run the risk of leaks in your home among other risks and damages.
Look at Your Shingles
Quickly assess the state of your roof by looking at its shingles. If any are lifted up or gone, it is time to get a roof repair at a minimum. This will help you repair the lost or damaged shingles and get your home back to a protected state.
Also, don’t just look for lifted shingles. Keep an eye out for any that may be warped, cracked, or broken. Any faults in the roof open up the opportunity for rain to leak in or wind to tear parts of your roof off.
Worn Away Shingle Granules
Roofs will start to lose shingle granules whenever they are approaching the end of their lifespan. Some easy ways to spot this are by looking at the roof from a distance. IF you see any dark colored areas on your roof, it is likely your shingles are losing granules.
If you’d like to further confirm the granule loss or if you’re still not sure your roof is worn down, you can check your gutters for any granules that are being washed away.
When you notice that your roof is losing a lot of granules, we recommend getting an estimate and inspection from a professional roofer, such as ourselves.
Time to Replace
These are just a few of the ways you can tell if your roof needs to be replaced. Your roof is vital to your home because it protects the interior from becoming weathered or damaged. If you let your roof go without replacement, water could leak in and damage the structure of your home, which is much more expensive than replacing your roof when it needs it.
For a proper inspection and estimate, please call the professionals at Eagle Roofing & Construction so that we can help you with all of your Plano roofing needs. We are always more than happy to help!