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Posted by Al Bundy on July 5, 2006, 12:44 am
>
>>Just had a new roof completed the other day and a neighbor commented
>>this afternoon that there aren't any pieces of tape scattered around
>>the yard. He says shingles have a piece of cellaphane tape covering a
>>strip of tar or something that serves as an adhesive so the shingles
>>stay put. He said that sometimes roofers neglect to remove the tape
>>which makes the shingles vulnerable to wind damage and that if it ahd
>>been removed it would be scattered around the lawn. Living in S.
>>Florida with the threat of hurricanes, this additional adhesive would
>>be important.
>
> Concur re importance.
>
> They're supposed to:
>
> 1.) Remove the tape.
> 2.) Properly discard the tape. You aren't supposed to see
> any lying around.
>
>>In fact I did come across a piece of scrap shingle and it still had
>>this tape on it. My question is, is there a way to check the shingles
>>without disturbing the installation job too much to see if tape remains
>>on a random number of shingles
>
> If you can get to them, you can check. Be very careful with the
> ladder, etc. Very, very gently pry up the bottom of a shingle
> and lift it just enough to examine underneath. You know what
> the tape looks like. I'd consider using a knife blade, but
> very carefully.
>
>>or would it be prudent to contact
>>someone who actually knows what they're doing to take a look. And if I
>>do find that the tape has not been removed, what can be done about
>>that?
>
> Not certain why they couldn't return and remove the tape
> given recent install.
>
>>If all or most of them have to be removed does that mean the
>>paper beneath them also would have to be replaced?
>
> You mean remove the shingles? Shouldn't be necessary.
>
>>It wouldn't surprise me to find that they had not removed the tape
>>because they have already had to come back on three other ocassions to
>>correct not insignificant oversights in their work, from failing to
>>replace rotton wood
>
> Did you contract for such replacement?
>
>>to sloppy installation of fascia to reusing the
>>aluminum drip edge they had to remove to replace the wood.
>
> I'm guessing this last is common practice.
>
>>Thanks (again) for any suggestions.
>
> I'm guessing they removed most/all of the tape, but it
> merits an inspection, followup, as necessary.
>
> Cheers,
> Puddin'
> 1.) Remove the tape.
Where do you get this info from (aside from your beleif)?
The manufacturer says leave it on in their instructions. The tape itself
has do not remove stamped right on it. I have never done it (because I can
read and follow instructions). I have NEVER seen ANY pro remove it. The
shingles are picked from the stack, dropped in place (if you're real good)
and pop-pop-pop-pop (6 pops for mansard or high wind areas).
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