A little background. I had my roof replaced about a month ago.. The old roof was on for 22 years and was a three tab with the felt/paper liner underneath it. I was replaced with the newer thicker felt padding that does not tear alond with ice and water dam installed.. The shingles are the Certainteed Landmark dimensional shingles. My house is a single story 1200 square feet on a slab... The roof pitch is a 6/12 pitch...so you can walk on it with no trouble. Since being installed I notice more low pitch.kind of very low bass..noise inside the house. I can hear id slightly outside as I live about 2 miles from Interstate 71 and some railroad tracks. It is distant road noise that I am hearing...My question is with the thicker underliner and the ice dam sheeting along with the new heavier shingles could that act as a sound insulater causing some more noise being filterered down into the house through the walls...It is just a low pitch sound that I never noticed before the new roof....Sorry for the length but I wanted to explain it fully.. Any comments??? Thanks
Any house roof experts out there
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Slightly...less road noise at night as traffic is not as bad... also if clear or overcast...the clouds will tend to dampen it a bit I guess acting as a blanket..
Yes because when I go outside I can hear it in the distance.....
Seems like the new roof is tighter, almost like a drum, and is unfortunately harmonically amplifying the road nose. The fix, if there is one is the question.
I agree but what would the fix be???
Maybe more insulation in attic?
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Is it possible that your roofing contractor changed your roof vents or added more vents?
They are all connected...
they did replace the vents with same type and did not install anymore than vents then were on the roof... a total of six...
Do you have any chimney caps?
one...
the attic is insulated with the blownin pink stuff that was installed when the house was built in 2000..
