Hinged roof -- is this right????

[Kevin]

I recently purchased a commander (champion) home with the 5/12 hinged roof and thirty-year architectural shingle option.

The house was set in December, and when they set it you could see the distinct line where the hinge was. The set crew said it would dissappear over time, since it was cold and the sun hadn't set on it long enough to allow the shingles to lay completely flat and stick to each other yet. It didn't sound unreasonable, as I am in the construction industry and I've seen roof repairs that did take a short hot spell before they blended in.

However, today I went up to take a closer look since it's now had plenty of sun to lay down. It looks like the space at the hinge was more than a shingle's width by about two inches, so there is a two inch overlap all the way down the hinge line. There is a full lap showing, then two inches of lap showing, then another full lap showing.

Is this standard, or even allowed??? I'm curious as to if it will cause problems should I ever need to deal with the shingle manufacturer should a problem arise down the road (you know -- the old "improper installation" cop out.)

Also, it seems to me that the line will ALWAYS be very visible if done this way. What do you think???

[rmurray]

Since you sre in the construction business..You should carefully read your set up manual and follow the instructions there..see if yours is right...The home MUST be set by these instructions...Goos Luck

[Eugene]

Also, those shingles would have to meet the shingle manufacturer's instructions as well. Where you only have 2" of lap showing, you are likely to experience blow off as the tar strip to hold the bottom edge down is not in the right place.
So...this is wrong.
write a letter to the manufacturer and follow up with a call. keep after them to fix it. Commander is pretty good, but you need to keep bugging them.