{"id":112,"date":"2017-08-25T18:54:23","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T18:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/?p=112"},"modified":"2023-02-02T18:54:39","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T18:54:39","slug":"4-warning-signs-that-your-roof-needs-repairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/2017\/08\/25\/4-warning-signs-that-your-roof-needs-repairs\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Warning Signs That Your Roof Needs Repairs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For most homeowners, water damage on the ceiling is the first indication that the roof has a leak. However, there are actually a number of signs to look out for before this point that will tell you you need <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomasroofing.net\/roofing\/repair\/\">roof repair<\/a>. If you know these signs, you can avoid roof leaks and save a lot of money on fixing water damage in your home:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Here are Four Signs Your Roof Needs Immediate Repair:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BLOG-Content-Pic-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-114\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Leak in Attic:<\/strong> After a heavy strong or wind-driven rain, we recommend inspecting your attic for signs of leaking. Look for water spots, and call us if you find any. Leaks can travel far from their source, so we will inspect your roof to find the source of the leak. We\u2019ll then repair all the areas where water has damaged your roof.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Missing Shingles:<\/strong> We recommend periodically inspecting your roof for missing shingles from the ground with a pair of binoculars. Call us right away if you spot any missing shingles\u2014even if it\u2019s just one or two\u2014as this means your underlayment is exposed and susceptible to leaks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Loose Flashings:<\/strong> As a roof and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomasroofing.net\/exterior-services\/gutters\/\">gutter installation<\/a> expert, we recommend calling us if you spot any loose flashings on your roof. Flashings are strips of metal that reinforce the areas around the roof penetrations, the roof valley, and other vulnerable areas of your roof. Gaps in the flashing can provide water with direct access to your underlayment, where it can damage your roof\u2019s structure. Fortunately, we can easily repair this problem.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Buckling Shingles:<\/strong> This can be caused by age or an improperly installed underlayment. We need to inspect your roof to be sure. Buckling shingles are a problem because water can enter through the gaps. They are also more susceptible to getting blown off by the wind. We will repair any damaged areas of your roof and replace your shingles if necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Roof Repair and Replacement Experts to Call in Maryland!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to roofing, we also install skylights and replace siding and gutters. The Thomas Roofing Company is one of the roofing firms in the area with the most experience. Since 1924, we have been helping our customers, and we have done many successful roof repair jobs. We serve Ellicott City and Columbia, MD. To learn more about the signs that your roof requires repair, call us at (410) 692-8998. You can also request a free quote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For most homeowners, water damage on the ceiling is the first indication that the roof has a leak. However, there are actually a number of signs to look out for before this point that will tell you you need roof repair. If you know these signs, you can avoid roof leaks and save a lot &#8230; <a title=\"4 Warning Signs That Your Roof Needs Repairs\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/2017\/08\/25\/4-warning-signs-that-your-roof-needs-repairs\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about 4 Warning Signs That Your Roof Needs Repairs\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":113,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,13,3],"tags":[50,51,49,6],"class_list":["post-112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-residential-roofing","category-roof-repair","category-roofing","tag-local-roofer","tag-roof-repair-pro","tag-roof-repair-tips","tag-roofing-services"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>4 Warning Signs That Your Roof Needs Repairs -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"4 Warning Signs That Your Roof Needs Repairs -\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"For most homeowners, water damage on the ceiling is the first indication that the roof has a leak. However, there are actually a number of signs to look out for before this point that will tell you you need roof repair. If you know these signs, you can avoid roof leaks and save a lot ... Read more\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/2017\/08\/25\/4-warning-signs-that-your-roof-needs-repairs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-08-25T18:54:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-02-02T18:54:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Thomas-Roofing-Company-BLOG-8.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"750\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Thomas Roofing\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Thomas Roofing\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/2017\/08\/25\/4-warning-signs-that-your-roof-needs-repairs\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/2017\/08\/25\/4-warning-signs-that-your-roof-needs-repairs\/\",\"name\":\"4 Warning Signs That Your Roof Needs Repairs -\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/2017\/08\/25\/4-warning-signs-that-your-roof-needs-repairs\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/2017\/08\/25\/4-warning-signs-that-your-roof-needs-repairs\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Thomas-Roofing-Company-BLOG-8.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-08-25T18:54:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-02-02T18:54:39+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/f069befbc19434c54af02e4414ffb89b\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/2017\/08\/25\/4-warning-signs-that-your-roof-needs-repairs\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/2017\/08\/25\/4-warning-signs-that-your-roof-needs-repairs\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/2017\/08\/25\/4-warning-signs-that-your-roof-needs-repairs\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Thomas-Roofing-Company-BLOG-8.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Thomas-Roofing-Company-BLOG-8.png\",\"width\":750,\"height\":500},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/2017\/08\/25\/4-warning-signs-that-your-roof-needs-repairs\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"4 Warning Signs That Your Roof Needs Repairs\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/f069befbc19434c54af02e4414ffb89b\",\"name\":\"Thomas Roofing\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/372900d81c0259541daaa39b58f55500e709fcb33f5cf56c1c276ab35ec6e857?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/372900d81c0259541daaa39b58f55500e709fcb33f5cf56c1c276ab35ec6e857?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Thomas Roofing\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/author\/thomas-roofing-company\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"4 Warning Signs That Your Roof Needs Repairs -","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"4 Warning Signs That Your Roof Needs Repairs -","og_description":"For most homeowners, water damage on the ceiling is the first indication that the roof has a leak. However, there are actually a number of signs to look out for before this point that will tell you you need roof repair. If you know these signs, you can avoid roof leaks and save a lot ... Read more","og_url":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/2017\/08\/25\/4-warning-signs-that-your-roof-needs-repairs\/","article_published_time":"2017-08-25T18:54:23+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-02-02T18:54:39+00:00","og_image":[{"width":750,"height":500,"url":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Thomas-Roofing-Company-BLOG-8.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Thomas Roofing","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Thomas Roofing","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/2017\/08\/25\/4-warning-signs-that-your-roof-needs-repairs\/","url":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/2017\/08\/25\/4-warning-signs-that-your-roof-needs-repairs\/","name":"4 Warning Signs That Your Roof Needs Repairs -","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/2017\/08\/25\/4-warning-signs-that-your-roof-needs-repairs\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/2017\/08\/25\/4-warning-signs-that-your-roof-needs-repairs\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Thomas-Roofing-Company-BLOG-8.png","datePublished":"2017-08-25T18:54:23+00:00","dateModified":"2023-02-02T18:54:39+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/f069befbc19434c54af02e4414ffb89b"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/2017\/08\/25\/4-warning-signs-that-your-roof-needs-repairs\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/2017\/08\/25\/4-warning-signs-that-your-roof-needs-repairs\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/2017\/08\/25\/4-warning-signs-that-your-roof-needs-repairs\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Thomas-Roofing-Company-BLOG-8.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Thomas-Roofing-Company-BLOG-8.png","width":750,"height":500},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/2017\/08\/25\/4-warning-signs-that-your-roof-needs-repairs\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"4 Warning Signs That Your Roof Needs Repairs"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/","name":"","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/f069befbc19434c54af02e4414ffb89b","name":"Thomas Roofing","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/372900d81c0259541daaa39b58f55500e709fcb33f5cf56c1c276ab35ec6e857?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/372900d81c0259541daaa39b58f55500e709fcb33f5cf56c1c276ab35ec6e857?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Thomas Roofing"},"url":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/author\/thomas-roofing-company\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":115,"href":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112\/revisions\/115"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasroofing.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}