Ummm - crap - I need input - quick! My roof shingles are flying off!! - Travel, Leisure & Vacations

Aunt Sponge · 03-19-2008, 08:32 AM

*edit - update* Just got off the phone with the insurance company and she said it's more likely that they'll just opt to replace the whole roof!!

Our deductable is $1080 - so we'll have to pay that but I'm fiiine with that! We can cover that - my parents might have to help out and we'll owe them, but it'll be worth it!! No more leaky roof!!

And, no, I didn't climb on the roof and put a tarp down.

*/update*

So We're in the middle of the windiest day I've EVER had - it's not raining hard, yet - but the wind is shaking the house and ripping shingles off the freaking roof!

Do I need to leave the house? Climb up there and put a tarp down to keep the house from flooding?

I was sitting here at hte comp and see the trees dancing around outsie - and strips of paper flying around...then I hear a huge THUNK and look out the window and there's a big shingle on my truck!
I step outside and see all sorts of stuff from the BACK yard in teh front and there are shingles all over the yard - I go to the back of the house and look at the roof and huge 10' section of shingles are torn up and gone!!
I'm freaked - is my house going to fall apart?

reynswife · 03-19-2008, 08:43 AM

With that much wind, I don't know if it's safe for you to go up on the roof alone.

Good luck! And stay safe!

Caimbrie · 03-19-2008, 08:45 AM

I don't think you need a to leave and definitely don't try putting a tarp on in that wind. When we lived in Virginia we had wind so bad our gutters blew off and we lost a ton of shingles.. but the roof never leaked.

Aunt Sponge · 03-19-2008, 08:46 AM

The wind is completely dead, now - thankfully! But, yeah, I agree - unwise ot be on the roof or outside, even.

I almost want to go to my Dad's house - but that would require me to drive through all the incoming storms. I'm just going to lay low and keep a close eye on the sky for tornados...a constant problem around here

wife-n-mommy · 03-19-2008, 09:25 AM

wow... I don't know what to tell you... we live in Georgia, never seen that much wind to tear a house apart

good luck with that...

Aunt Sponge · 03-19-2008, 09:27 AM

- yeah, a bit of overreacting on my part.
But, it's no secret I live in a shack of a house, really - I can very easily see it just caving in one day.

I'm actually kind of happy about this - This is a HUGE and obvious section of damage = new roof or at least a damn good repair!

We've had a very small leak in the roof for 2 years, now - and I have NO idea where it's coming from and neither does anyone from the insurance company - but I've been trying to get them to fix it for years...Anywhoo! They keep saying it'll cost less than the deductable to get it fixed, so it's on our heads.
So - maybe this is MY good luck in disguise?

Aunt Sponge · 03-19-2008, 10:45 AM

ROFLMAO

I just realized how much of a dork I am that i got on the internet and posted a message in a forum before I did anything else.

03-19-2008, 08:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
Aunt Sponge Darkly Dreaming Dexter Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Arkansas Posts: 10,270 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 59% Longevity: 38%	Ummm - crap - I need input - quick! My roof shingles are flying off!! edit - update Just got off the phone with the insurance company and she said it's more likely that they'll just opt to replace the whole roof!! Our deductable is $1080 - so we'll have to pay that but I'm fiiine with that! We can cover that - my parents might have to help out and we'll owe them, but it'll be worth it!! No more leaky roof!! And, no, I didn't climb on the roof and put a tarp down. /update So We're in the middle of the windiest day I've EVER had - it's not raining hard, yet - but the wind is shaking the house and ripping shingles off the freaking roof! Do I need to leave the house? Climb up there and put a tarp down to keep the house from flooding? I was sitting here at hte comp and see the trees dancing around outsie - and strips of paper flying around...then I hear a huge THUNK and look out the window and there's a big shingle on my truck! I step outside and see all sorts of stuff from the BACK yard in teh front and there are shingles all over the yard - I go to the back of the house and look at the roof and huge 10' section of shingles are torn up and gone!! I'm freaked - is my house going to fall apart? Last edited by Aunt Sponge; 03-19-2008 at 10:35 AM.

03-19-2008, 08:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
reynswife on the road again..... Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norfolk, VA - NAB Little Creek Posts: 3,308 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 28% Longevity: 58%	With that much wind, I don't know if it's safe for you to go up on the roof alone. Good luck! And stay safe! __________________

03-19-2008, 08:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
Caimbrie MilitarySOS Jewel Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Goose Creek, SC Posts: 40,116 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 74% Longevity: 69%	I don't think you need a to leave and definitely don't try putting a tarp on in that wind. When we lived in Virginia we had wind so bad our gutters blew off and we lost a ton of shingles.. but the roof never leaked. __________________

03-19-2008, 09:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
wife-n-mommy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,428 Blog Entries: 1 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 1% Longevity: 40%	wow... I don't know what to tell you... we live in Georgia, never seen that much wind to tear a house apart good luck with that... __________________ Katie- Mommy to Kylee 10-30-05 (loving big sister, Ms. independent, intelligent, princess) and Auriana 09-17-08 (miracle baby with down syndrome, heart defects, hearing impairment, digestive problems, tube fed since birth, but determined to succeed, strong, loving, happy) Ask me about Congenital Heart Defects... 1 in 100, it could be your child... Ask me about Down Syndrome... more common than you think... Wife to a Disabled Army Veteran... been there, done that, moving on

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03-19-2008, 08:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
Aunt Sponge Darkly Dreaming Dexter Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Arkansas Posts: 10,270 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 59% Longevity: 38%	The wind is completely dead, now - thankfully! But, yeah, I agree - unwise ot be on the roof or outside, even. I almost want to go to my Dad's house - but that would require me to drive through all the incoming storms. I'm just going to lay low and keep a close eye on the sky for tornados...a constant problem around here

03-19-2008, 09:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
Aunt Sponge Darkly Dreaming Dexter Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Arkansas Posts: 10,270 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 59% Longevity: 38%	- yeah, a bit of overreacting on my part. But, it's no secret I live in a shack of a house, really - I can very easily see it just caving in one day. I'm actually kind of happy about this - This is a HUGE and obvious section of damage = new roof or at least a damn good repair! We've had a very small leak in the roof for 2 years, now - and I have NO idea where it's coming from and neither does anyone from the insurance company - but I've been trying to get them to fix it for years...Anywhoo! They keep saying it'll cost less than the deductable to get it fixed, so it's on our heads. So - maybe this is MY good luck in disguise?

03-19-2008, 10:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
Aunt Sponge Darkly Dreaming Dexter Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Arkansas Posts: 10,270 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 59% Longevity: 38%	ROFLMAO I just realized how much of a dork I am that i got on the internet and posted a message in a forum before I did anything else.