Why are my roof shingles lifting near the gutters?
Installing new gutter guards can cause the edge of asphalt shingles to rise up, raising concerns about potential water intrusion and roof damage. This leaves homeowners worried that the installation either caused or worsened the problem, even if the water drains properly.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
Found another way around this?
Share your steps and trade-offs so fellow engineers don't have to reinvent the wheel. No account required.
- 1Climbing onto the roof to clear debris manually every other week instead of using guardsDid this help you?
- 2Having a roofer check the worst spotsDid this help you?
- 3Removing the gutter guards entirelyDid this help you?
- 4Waiting to see if the heat from the sun naturally flattens the shingles.Did this help you?
- 5Carefully lifting the affected shingle to pound down or remove any high nails underneath.Did this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Are these slightly raised shingles going to be a problem? And if so, is it easily fixed?”source ↗
“Water drains fine but now this new problem has shown itself”source ↗
“The gutter guard tends cause this rise in this shingle edge”source ↗
“New roof that is 3 years old, roofers decided not to remove old gutter apron at the eaves and nailed new apron on top.”source ↗
“I suspect this is causing the last row of shingles to lift since the old metal is bending upwards.”source ↗
“I’m noticing lifting of my asphalt shingles along the edge of the roof line. Is some lifting normal? Along the edge I mean. It’s worse in some areas compared to others and I’m wondering if getting these guards installed either caused it or is making it worse.”source ↗
Where this came up
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