Video: 3 Signs Your Roof Needs to be Replaced

SACRAMENTO — Host, Sarah Rutan: It may be easy to ignore your roof, but doing so can lead to costly consequences. To learn more, we’re in Sacramento with Scott Gabaree of Quality First Home Improvement, speaking on behalf of Diamond Certified Expert Contributor Gary Kluck.

Scott Gabaree: How do you know when it’s time to replace your roof? First of all, the best way to know is to do a visual inspection of your roof. There are three common things that cause a roof to fail. Number one is improper ventilation. If the roof area in your attic space can’t breathe, it can break down the shingles and allow them to depreciate in time. Number two would be visual dry rot. You can see if there’s dry rot being caused around your roof area or if water has penetrated underneath. And number three would be shingle granule loss. You can see over time that you’ve lost shingle granules. Well then, your roof may be time to be replaced. Your home is your biggest asset in most cases, and your roof protects your home. And doing nothing can cost you an exorbitant amount of money in the long-term. You want to make sure that your roof is ready to be replaced for the right reasons at the right time and find the right contractor.

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