Post-war and mid-century — copper supply, aging cast iron stacks, 60 to 100 amp panels, first-generation central air.

What follows is every roofing problem we cover that concentrates in this era of construction. Age does not mean worse — it means a different set of failures.

• Cracked rubber boot around a plumbing vent
• Three-tab shingles curling at the edges
• Turbine vents but no intake at the soffit
• Prior storm damage that was never claimed
• Step flashing at a wall intersection
• Granules collecting in the gutters
• Nail heads visible through the shingle surface
• Ice damage from a hard winter storm
• Satellite dish or old antenna mount still up there

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Written by Jaylan Jones. I Like To Exterior Services earns a referral fee when a call connects to a contractor. See our business-model disclosure.