Said It Here

How to find the real age of an old roof

Insurance records and unreliable seller information often leave homeowners guessing whether a roof was replaced or how much lifespan it has left. This makes it impossible to know when to plan and budget for a costly roof replacement.

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

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    Consulting home inspectors and contractors for opinions on roof age
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    Looking into smaller maintenance jobs to prolong roof life

In their words

Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.

“Saw our home insurance renewal update letter say our roof was last built 1995.”source ↗

“Does that look accurate (1995) or was it potentially replaced since 1995 and when I purchased?”source ↗

Some-Ad8856 · r/Roofing · 8 upvotes

“I purchased this townhome recently and the previous owners had unreliable information about when the last roof replacement was done.”source ↗

“I'm just wondering how soon I may need to get this thing replaced.”source ↗

MFTerminator · r/Roofing · 1 upvotes

Where this came up

r/Roofinghome inspectionhome insurancehomeownershipmaintenanceroofing

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