New roof question

[The Amazing Exploding Arab]

I just had a new roof put on last week and I noticed that some of the shingles aren't laying flat. They're GAF Timberline 30-year laminate shingles so I know there's going to be more of an overlap look than the more common three-tab shingles which lay more flush with the roof. However, I noticed that quite a few shingles (about 5%) appear to be buckled...not laying as flat as they should be.

I approached the roofer about this and he said that they should straighten out in a couple of weeks....usually in warmer weather it takes a couple of days... but that in colder weather like this (central NJ...temps about 30-40 degrees F) it may take a couple of weeks to break in.

If anyone has any insight on roofing shingles, I'd appreciate any assistance. I just want to make sure I'm not being mislead by my roofer....

TIA!

[Steven Bliss]

[Edwin Pawlowski]

Mine were the same way when first installed. In hot summer they laid down in a few days. Ed

[AgaPSDIVER]

[jduprie]

they should flatten out *if they are installed correctly*. If they were installed to "tight" (too close together, or with one end butted up too tight to a wall or something) they won't flatten, and should be repaired. Wait until it gets warm out - if you have easy access tot he roof, its warm when you put your hand flat on the shingles and pull it back because its too hot. A good sunny day in January will work as well as a cloudy in summer....

If they ahven't flattened out in a couple months, I'd call him back - a good day with sun should warmt hem up enough that they flatten out. If they don't, they need to be fixed...

-_JD

[PJx]

Are you sure that they are buckling or could it be some trash trapped under the shingles? My new roof (this summer) had a couple of nails that got trapped under the shingles.

PJ

[The Amazing Exploding Arab]

[Frogleg]

It sounds from other posts as if this isn't a big problem. However, I'd get something in writing about eventual adjustments, just to be on the safe side.

[Over40pirate]

I had "The roof from hell" installed, and 1 of the reasons, I had the roofer replae the whole roof was shingles not lying flat. The problem with mine was thye roofer used a nail gun to attach the shingles, and about 300 of the nails were not driven all the way in. This was just 1 of many things they did wrong! The new roof looks great. By the way, the orig roof job passed the inspections, by the County idiots!