Gutter adhesive for roof shingle repair

[tomusaf]

When i lived in destin fla on the coast people lost alot of there shingles from hurricanes and strong winds. I had just built a 40x40 boat house plywood tar paper and new set of shingles. My neighbor who has been a plumber for 45 years told me to shoot a s bead of gutter adhesive under shingles. So I went down to home depot purchased myself some butyl gutter adhesive and applied. He said that my whole roof would come off before I lost another shingle. About 2 months later hit by Hurricane never lost single shingle. Everyone else had back yard full of shingles from fro t side of houses. So if you have any broken shingles or need to replace any. I would recommend this instead of blackk jack tar. This same stuff they use to attach gutters to your trim on house. If you have ever tried to remove it you will understand how strong this stuff is

 

[dhal22]

That’s a pretty good size boathouse….

 

[CrzTyler]

Gutters are fastened with fasteners, not adhesives.
They are only sealed at the miters and downspouts with adhesives.

 

[ADAduckhuntr]

Butyl sealants generally have higher elongation properties and lower tensile strength.
There are better alternatives.
Nobody in commercial construction uses HD sourced caulk.
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[sambo77]

Sounds like a good way to ruin your shingle manufacturer warranty or prevent a claim from going through.

 

[CrzTyler]

Sounds like a good way to ruin your shingle manufacturer warranty or prevent a claim from going through.

In Florida, all roofs must be sealed around the edges with adhesives. The sheathing seams should also be taped. So, this whole post is about a guy telling you to do something that should be done to every roof in that state.

Should be the same code for any house in a zone with potential for a hurricane events.

 

[sambo77]

In Florida, all roofs must be sealed around the edges with adhesives. The sheathing seams should also be taped. So, this whole post is about a guy telling you to do something that should be done to every roof in that state.

Should be the same code for any house in a zone with potential for a hurricane events.

Thats true. I was looking at it as doing it it every shingle would possibly void out manufacturer warranty mess up a claim since the sealant was applied excessively instead of just by code.

 

[joel2000]

In Florida, all roofs must be sealed around the edges with adhesives. The sheathing seams should also be taped. So, this whole post is about a guy telling you to do something that should be done to every roof in that state.

Should be the same code for any house in a zone with potential for a hurricane events.

So, in Florida, all 4 sides of each shingle is sealed? Or just all outside edges of the roof? I’m a little confused here.

 

[CrzTyler]

So, in Florida, all 4 sides of each shingle is sealed? Or just all outside edges of the roof? I’m a little confused here.

Yes, every shingle is adhered to the one above and below, that’s kind of how shingles work..
The only weak spots are usually along the perimeter or the roofline where starter shingles are used to provide the adhesives but still allow uplift in high wind situations. Florida requires drip edge and sealing the perimeter with cements or membranes.

So I’m theory, if you had to glue your shingles down to prevent them from coming off, they are either a bad product from the start like a 3tab which doesn’t belong in Florida anyway, or they are at the end of their lifespan and need to be replaced.
Like sambo77 said, all he did in reality is prevent the damage from occurring that would’ve gotten the roof replaced through insurance if applicable. If not, he saved a few hundred bucks to have someone re-nail some shingles.

 

[joel2000]

Yes, every shingle is adhered to the one above and below, that’s kind of how shingles work..
The only weak spots are usually along the perimeter or the roofline where starter shingles are used to provide the adhesives but still allow uplift in high wind situations. Florida requires drip edge and sealing the perimeter with cements or membranes.

So I’m theory, if you had to glue your shingles down to prevent them from coming off, they are either a bad product from the start like a 3tab which doesn’t belong in Florida anyway, or they are at the end of their lifespan and need to be replaced.
Like sambo77 said, all he did in reality is prevent the damage from occurring that would’ve gotten the roof replaced through insurance if applicable. If not, he saved a few hundred bucks to have someone re-nail some shingles.

Thanks for the education! In my 30 plus years of commercial construction I’ve never built a building that utilized asphalt shingles. Either metal, membrane or built up system. Some residential practices are strange to me.