Tom Breslawski Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 Are these acceptable ridge cap shingles? I've never seen them before. Just about everything else was wrong on this roof..... Thanks Download Attachment: IMG_9351.JPG 146.66 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 Those are just field shingles. I think it's a poor idea because the laminated portions tend to lift, making the roof look like its hackles are up. Otherwise it's harmless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Simon Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 Those appear to be ridge vent shingles, and in my opinion they're peachy-ducky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 Those appear to be ridge vent shingles, and in my opinion they're peachy-ducky. I've never heard of a "ridge vent shingle". Those are just plain field shingles installed over a ridge vent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Breslawski Posted March 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 I believe they are just field shingles installed over the vent. I checked installation instructions and couldn't find anywhere that said they were allowed. Thought I'd ask here because there always seem to be people here who know more than I do. Thanks for the input, I appreciate it. This roof had big problems, I'll add this to the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Simon Posted March 25, 2017 Report Share Posted March 25, 2017 I've never heard of a "ridge vent shingle". Those are just plain field shingles installed over a ridge vent. I agree. However: Shingles installed in a valley are valley shingles. Shingles installed on a hip ridge are hip ridge shingles. Shingles installed around the perimeter of a roof are perimeter shingles. Shingles installed in a field are field shingles. Shingles installed atop a ridge vent are ridge vent shingles. For example, one could say in a report: "The front valley shingles are severely deteriorated." Likewise, one might say "The shingles in the front valley are severely deteriorated." Either way, same thing IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 They look like laminated strip shingles, not 3-tabs, cut into pieces. Never seen that before. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 Someone forgot to order the hip and ridge. It's ugly. It will delaminate. Then it will be uglier. Except for a bunch of HIs arguing about them, that's the worst thing that will happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Breslawski Posted March 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 The shingles were high nailed, 7-8 inches of exposure, defective tar strips, 3 nails per shingle and at least two of them were over-driven completely through. This was really a minor defect on a total hack job roof. Someone forgot to order the hip and ridge. It's ugly. It will delaminate. Then it will be uglier. Except for a bunch of HIs arguing about them, that's the worst thing that will happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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