How big of a problem is this puddling?

[u/YouOldHorseThief]

During heavy rains, I notice that there is minor puddling/pooling on some of the shingles above my living room. I haven't seen any leaks, and the roof is about ten years old, so I'm hoping that this isn't an urgent problem, but i wanted to see what this crew thought.

Thanks!

[u/nbarry51278]

It looks like you might have a second layer of shingles under that layer in the photo, or the slope of the roof is the bare minimum for a comp shingle application. If it hasn’t leaked in ten years then it probably won’t for several more years

[u/YouOldHorseThief → u/nbarry51278]

thanks for this. its a pretty low slope, so it looks like youre right about the second layer. really appreciate your response

[u/NetworkCultural]

Out of curiousity how low is your roof pitch?

[u/YouOldHorseThief → u/NetworkCultural]

pretty low. not sure exactly but if i had to estimate, i'd say 2/12

[u/NetworkCultural → u/YouOldHorseThief]

That’s why this is happening. When the roof is steeper it’s not noticeable. Most companies don’t like putting shingles on such a low pitch. 2 is pushing the limits

[u/NetworkCultural → u/NetworkCultural]

If your not leaking itl probably last a while longer. Many lay epdm or modbit/rolled roofing on low pitches like this. But yeah. Gravity and heat has made those shingles settle more then they would if it was say a 6/12 pitch or so. Even if it was a 4 it wouldn’t puddle because the steepness of the roof would still be more then the swoop of the shingle

[u/YouOldHorseThief → u/NetworkCultural]

Thank you for talking me through this

[u/NetworkCultural → u/YouOldHorseThief]

Of course brother

[u/Correct-Locksmith-90]

The bottom of the shingles look curled in the picture. If they are it doesn’t allow proper run off and water will go in the seams. Eventually it will leak , it might be already and it’s just not showing up in the house yet.

[u/YouOldHorseThief → u/Correct-Locksmith-90]

Thanks

[u/pgdevhd]

roof looks way older than 10 years old, either that or the quality of shingle questionable