Your Florida home just received another baseball from your darling child. Is the ball causing damage? Are you still covered by the roofing company’s warranty What can void a roof warranty?
Picky, picky, picky
A roof warranty is valuable. It covers manufacturer defects for a specific time and, in certain cases, installer error.
However, manufacturers of roofing materials are picky. They exclude a variety of behavior, problems, or conditions that could void the warranty.
1-3. Improper
The following six actions will void your roof warranty:
- Poor installation is half of the battle for a great roof. It’s important to hire a top-quality roofing contractor. You should always ensure that anyone who works on your house is licensed. You can find My Florida License.
- Inadequate ventilation — Poor air circulation can cause roof damage and roof deck collapse
- Inadequate insulation — A Florida home can be left with a hot roof due to too much or too little insulation. Roofs quickly deteriorate under extreme solar heat.
4. Clean?
Many homeowners mistakenly believe they are helping their roofs. They climb up onto the roof and use a pressure washer to spray the shingles. This is a fourth way to void your roof warranty. A pressure washer exerts too much force on roofs. Water can penetrate the roof, cause damage to the underlayment and cause water to seep through the plywood sheathing.
If you feel that your roof is in need of cleaning, hire trained professionals. They will use soft brushes to clean the roof and gently apply water pressure.
5. Put it down
Although some municipalities allow new roofs to be placed over existing ones, it is not allowed by the warranty of any roofing manufacturer. This is the fifth method to invalidate the warranty. Instead of having your roofer install a new roof on top of your existing roof, insist on tear-off roof replacement.
6. Add-Ons
The roof warranty is usually voided if satellite dishes, skylights or solar panels are installed over the existing roof. Before you hire a third-party contractor to run carriage bolts or any other hardware through your roof, make sure to read the fine print.
Call Old Time Roofing today to find out more about your warranty and give us an opportunity to enhance beauty, value and protect your home.
This post was written by Ted Williams! Ted is the owner of A Old Time Roofing which offers the best roofers in Clearwater FL! Ted is a Master Elite Weather Stopper GAF Roofing Contractor, a double award winner of Best Steep-Slope Contractor from GAF and achiever of Master Elite Consumer Protection Excellence from GAF. He has been serving the Pinellas County area since 1978. Old Time Roofing has a tradition of quality workmanship, servicing residential and commercial properties.