Dennis in MA
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I'm having my roof replaced. Real bad week for it. Started last week. Missed a day b/c of rain. Then this week. Monday OK. Today OK. That's it. Hard to get a good days work in with it going to rain the next day.
Anyhow, I was waiting for my son's bus to pick him up today when they were pulling shingles off of a section of the roof that was done about 18 years ago. On an addition.
THERE WAS NO TAR PAPER!
They said it was "common" about 20 yrs ago to not tar-paper a roof. WTF,O??? I've never heard of that in the modern era. I've seen it on old old houses. But something done in 1999 or so, it seems strange.
Thoughts? Am I over-reacting? (I'm thinking about if a single shingle lifts, it's more likely to cause a leak.)
These guys are great. Big fat swath of ice&water shield on the edge. Tar paper the remainder. Good quality shingles. But strange that my "family friend" builder 18 years ago stiffed me on tar paper.
EDIT
DAMMIT! Wrong forum. Sorry.
Anyhow, I was waiting for my son's bus to pick him up today when they were pulling shingles off of a section of the roof that was done about 18 years ago. On an addition.
THERE WAS NO TAR PAPER!
They said it was "common" about 20 yrs ago to not tar-paper a roof. WTF,O??? I've never heard of that in the modern era. I've seen it on old old houses. But something done in 1999 or so, it seems strange.
Thoughts? Am I over-reacting? (I'm thinking about if a single shingle lifts, it's more likely to cause a leak.)
These guys are great. Big fat swath of ice&water shield on the edge. Tar paper the remainder. Good quality shingles. But strange that my "family friend" builder 18 years ago stiffed me on tar paper.
EDIT
DAMMIT! Wrong forum. Sorry.