Mess In Attic After New Roof

Asphalt dust is definitely an irritant and could be causing the symptoms you are describing.

Mess in attic after new roof.

Both shingles and sawdust can fuel attic fires turning a small flame into a devastating house fire. A quick scan of your roof from the ground may also yield some information as well. A lesser known fire hazard that s left behind after a roofing job is moisture. You should get a home performance contractor to perform a duct blaster test to test the tightness of your ductwork.

The tear off is the very first thing they do so have the plastic down before they arrive. Contractors should clean this debris up before leaving the site but as you probably know they oftentimes leave a mess behind for the homeowner to handle. Bottom layer is cedar shakes so you know it s going to be crappy. It s common for debris to land in the attic or on the ground around your home.

I advised them to consolidate as much as possible and cover everything well. It s certainly possible that your attic ductwork is leaky and that the return ductwork in the attic is sucking in asphalt dust. Flashings in particular are one place that leak very often if they aren t replaced with new flashings installed the right way they ll keep on leaking well after your new roof is installed. I will definitely have to make sure that i am not there when i get a new roof.

In other words skylights stack lines chimneys and valleys are the most common places to see a leak if the tiles themselves are in good shape. The majority of roof leaks especially on new roofs take place around protrusions in the roof. Found myself in an attic today trying to prepare the customer for the huge mess left after stripping off their roof. That you put down plastic in your attic before they do the tear off.

The one that i have is starting to leak an awful lot. It is normal on a total resheet or when plywood is replaced for debris to drop into the attic. This is definitely good advice for when i have my roof replaced. You can use thin stuff probably the 1 mil sheeting they have at home depot etc.

Our house is starting to get really bad water damage because of it. I have been thinking of getting a new roof lately. Properly tearing off a roof will reveal any water damage that has happened in the past and allow for a proper roof deck inspection.