Shingles lifting around roof flashing
Homeowners notice shingles appearing elevated or lifted near chimneys or vents and are unsure if it poses a leak risk.
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.
- 1Sealing the area temporarily with roofing cementDid this help you?
- 2Hiring a roofing professional to inspect the flashingDid this help you?
- 3Calling the installation company back to fix the issue.Did this help you?
- 4Manually applying adhesive to seal the failed shingles.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.
“It seems like the flashing of our chimney is lifting the shingles slightly. Roof is about 5 years old. Will this cause problems at all?”source ↗
“I was up on the roof this past weekend blowing leaves and noticed a small section of about 6 or 7 shingles lifting on the end and flapping.”source ↗
“saw similar thing on my roof last year and it got worse after a big storm.”source ↗