Was chatting with a friend who's a home inspector, and he mentioned something kinda interesting—apparently, if you see granules from shingles piling up in gutters or around the downspouts, that's a sneaky sign the roof might be on its last legs. I always thought you'd just look for obvious leaks or missing shingles, but turns out roofs can be way sneakier than that, lol. Curious if anyone else knows other subtle clues that a roof's about to cause trouble?
"apparently, if you see granules from shingles piling up in gutters or around the downspouts, that's a sneaky sign the roof might be on its last legs."
Funny you mention this—I learned that lesson the hard way a few years back. We had just moved into our place and I noticed those little gritty bits building up in the gutters every time it rained. Didn't think much of it at first, figured it was normal wear and tear stuff. Fast forward about six months, and we had a pretty heavy storm roll through. Suddenly, I'm spotting water stains on the ceiling upstairs—yikes.
Turns out those granules are basically your shingles' sunscreen. Once they're gone, your roof deteriorates way faster under sun exposure. Wish I'd known sooner...could've saved myself some hassle (and cash). Another subtle thing I noticed later was some slight curling at the edges of shingles—barely noticeable unless you're really looking, but definitely another sneaky indicator things aren't going great up there.
Roofs are tricky like that, always keeping us guessing, lol.
Had a similar experience myself—noticed the granules, ignored them (rookie mistake), and ended up with leaks after a nasty storm. Another sneaky sign I've learned since then is moss growth...anyone dealt with that headache yet?
