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Dave Smith[_1_]

On 2017-12-27 3:16 PM, wrote:
> On 27 Dec 2017 20:12:03 GMT, notbob > wrote:

> Yes when the storm started into the windy part I was at my daughters
> and a house just a little higher up the road from them was losing it's
> roof. My SIL told me that they had totally overhauled the property
> but the husband had decided to do the roof himself. He had told him
> what their roofer said about adding a dab of tar per tile up there,
> guess he didn't listen. It started with the tiles on the crest of
> the roof then after that it was pretty quick

There is a dab of tar on the bottom of shingles. In order for it to work
properly you need to lay the shingles early enough in the year that they
will catch enough sun to soften the material and then when it cools it
sets into a reasonable adhesive.