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Old 09-13-2017, 04:26 AM
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My husband was a contractor before he retired. He says the shingles are always the weakest part of the house. They are never glued down. He maintains that the use of nail guns is a big part of the problem and any roof he ever did he hand nailed but the code does not require this.
Exactly, I wrote about a defect problem with Certainteed.
When I had my roof re-worked I told the contractor to send a crew that used hammer and nails only. He sent a crew of Mexicans and they worked hard, fast, and long hours They picked up every nail that fell around my property. They did an excellent job.

Nail guns can be a problem