New Roof During Winter

The temperature has a lot to do with the successful installation of a roof.

New roof during winter.

If you had your roof installed during the fall winter or even in the past month or two it may not have heated up enough to properly seal the seal down strips. When installing asphalt composite shingles manufacturers do not change their warranties based on installation temperature. In an ideal world asphalt roof shingles should be installed between 40 degrees and 85 degrees fahrenheit. A new roof in the winter involves some additional challenges.

This is especially true on the north side of roofs where the sun doesn t hit the roof as strongly. Having a new roof installed in the winter can be done. Sometimes the seriousness of the roof situation outweighs the risk of doing the job in winter but in most cases it s wise to wait until the temperature is above freezing. Contractors are typically hesitant to install new roofs during the winter for three reasons.

Winter roofing is complicated. Weather adhesives and tools all of which are intertwined with one another. Although tools and materials do have sub optimal performance the right crew can do it in weather that is above freezing and not snowing or raining. Even high quality asphalt shingles can crack when hammered and installing in the wrong temperature can promote breakage.

Finally the crew leader is responsible for deciding if the roof is tabbing or not and if cold weather precautions hand seal should be taken. Some roofing materials such as asphalt shingles or rubber roofs need to be installed when the temperature outside is above 40 degrees. If you do need a roof replacement in the winter it s always good to ask. The temperature needs to be taken into consideration because at extremely cold temperatures asphalt shingles can become brittle and break.