Straighten Curvy Roof

History of curved roofs.

Straighten curvy roof.

A curved roof is essentially a roof that has a curved shed style shape. Over time the cumulative effects of sunlight moisture and changes in temperature can cause asphalt roofing shingles to curl or cup. But the shingles do not cause attic condensation. Curved roofs look great on stables homes cottages and even garages.

Curved roofs are a fairly new roof design that focuses on aesthetics more than durability. Both these and the metal ones need a professional to work with them because the process of creating a truss is a little harder than expected which means that a non professional can easily do a bad job and that s something that should definitely be avoided at all costs which is crucial. Move the jack in increments of one inch to allow for the roof to be able to move with it without cracking. Vertical seam panels unless hand formed or customer curved do not work real well on concave or convex surfaces.

However the trick to this process is to do it very slowly so it may take a few weeks before you get the rafter into a position where it is straight again. A curled roof shingle if damaged enough might let water into an attic that s a roof leak. Curled roof shingles can be a symptom of wear and age or of an indoor moisture problem that is not being adequately vented out and of course high indoor moisture sources need to be identified and fixed. The easiest way to straighten rafters is to jack them into position.

Of course aside from the looks the curved wood roof trusses are designed with a lot of durability in mind. Every once in awhile someone asks me about putting metal on a roof that is either round or else has a concave or convex curved roof up the rafter like a bell shape.