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Posted by Doug Miller on July 4, 2006, 8:47 pm
>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.
It doesn't matter whether they removed the tape or not -- the tape is there to
keep the shingles from sticking together while bundled from the factory. Once
the shingles are installed on the roof, the tape is irrelevant, because it's
not touching the tar strip anyway.
Consider:
tar strip ----------+
v
shingle ==============
^
tape ---------------+
When installed on the roof:
=====================
tape tar
=======================
tape tar
===========================
--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.
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Posted by Moisés Nacio on July 4, 2006, 8:48 pm
"al" wrote
> 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 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?
The tape stays on, it's not supposed to be removed. In fact, the shingle
manufacturers now have printed on the tape "Do not remove". They have
printed this on the tape for many years.
The tape is on there to keep the shingles from sticking together in the
bundles. If the tape were removed b/4 installing, it would be near
impossible to replace shingles. Also, if wind were to catch under shingle
material, in which the shingles were all stuck together, it would be very
likely to rip off the entire roof, instead of pieces.
Don't mess with factory installation procedures, you will void the
warranty.
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Posted by tom on July 4, 2006, 10:17 pm
Sorry, "Moises", but if the tape were removed, replacement issues would
be unaffected. As for "messing with factory installation procedures"
though, I'll concur. Tom
Mois=E9s Nacio wrote:
> The tape stays on, it's not supposed to be removed. In fact, the
shingle
> manufacturers now have printed on the tape "Do not remove". They have
> printed this on the tape for many years.
>
> The tape is on there to keep the shingles from sticking together in the
> bundles. If the tape were removed b/4 installing, it would be near
> impossible to replace shingles. Also, if wind were to catch under shingle
> material, in which the shingles were all stuck together, it would be very
> likely to rip off the entire roof, instead of pieces.
>
> Don't mess with factory installation procedures, you will void the
> warranty.
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Posted by JimL on July 5, 2006, 10:06 am
>Sorry, "Moises", but if the tape were removed, replacement issues would
>be unaffected.
You are so wrong.
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Posted by Moisés Nacio on July 5, 2006, 5:44 pm
"tom" wrote
>Sorry, "Moises", but if the tape were removed, replacement issues would
>be unaffected.
Absolutely incorrect.
I had over 30 years of hands on experience in construction, with an
emphasis in trouble shooting leaks & custom roof flashing. I do believe I
corrected more jobs, than the average tradesman would ever believe is
possible.
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