Ridge Tile Blown Off Roof

Also try to locate the cracks in the mortar joints.

Ridge tile blown off roof.

Contrary to common belief roofing tiles are not blown off a roof. Now inspect the ridge tiles thoroughly and look out for the ones that have come out. Tiles are designed to be installed using special stainless steel screws as per code. This is not strong enough to withstand water for long periods.

Each tile has two predrilled screw holes. Contact a professional roofer to assess the damage of the roof. Roof shingles are normally installed over roofing felt and this can provide some temporary protection in case a shingle or two has been blown off. Broken ridge tiles and their replacement.

It is important to understand this subtle distinction in order to build a more secure roofing system. Even though it might just look like a few missing tiles there could be more damage than you can see. Ridge tiles will only blow off if the mortar has already failed. So when it does happen the extreme wind can catch a tile and blow it off the roof.

Even with roof felting in place water can also make its way between the felt s seams resulting in leaks. Now get rid of all the ridge tiles one by one. If a wide screw or nail is used it will crack the tile. Tiles on the ridge and eaves of the roof are especially susceptible to wind.

What you need to do first of all is get a decent ladder wear protective gear and get to the ridge. It should have cement put underneath and then once laid into position the ridge tile should be pointed on the outside to fix it to the last row of tiles. Where one shingle tab blew off your roof you have a 1 in 3 chance that the missing shingle was sitting directly above an open seam between the shingles below. Most arizona tile roofs aren t built to withstand extreme weather.

Wind doesn t break good mortar otherwise you d have chimneys crashing down and ridge tiles flying off every time we had a storm. We just don t get that much of it. The wind creates an upward force as it travels over the roof causing the tiles to be sucked upwards. After hurricane andrew in 1992 our code system was completely redesigned.

This leaves the roof susceptible to roof blow off in the event of strong winds.