If the missing shingles flew off your home during a storm there s a chance your roof will only need to be repaired not replaced.
How to find out if a roof has been replaced.
Find out when your roof needs to be replaced.
Dig out any suspect caulk and replace it with a high quality caulk.
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Knowing when a roof was installed and what it s made of offers insight into how much life it has left.
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The first and perhaps easiest step in determining how old your roof is or when it was replaced is to simply find the right people to ask.
Review your home improvement records to see how long ago the roof was replaced or reshingled.
Also check the siding above the step flashing.
As a homeowner who has probably seen their fair share of houses in varying stages of new and old you probably already know if your roof needs to be replaced or not.
If you still have a leak pull the corner boards free and check the overlapping flashing at the corner.
Replace any cracked rotted or missing siding making sure the new piece overlaps the step flashing by at least 2 in.
And that s normally the previous homeowners or the owners before them and so on.