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2. Roof shingle - Wikipedia

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   An asphalt shingle roof has flexible asphalt shingles as the ridge cap. Some roof shingles are non-combustible or have a better fire rating than others which influence their use, some building codes do not allow the use of shingles with less than a class-A fire rating to be used on some types of buildings. Due to increased fire hazard, wood ...

3. Asphalt shingle - Wikipedia

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   Asphalt shingles on a home in Avalon, New Jersey. Two types of base materials are used to make asphalt shingles, organic and fiberglass.Both are made in a similar manner, with an asphalt-saturated base covered on one or both sides with asphalt or modified-asphalt, the exposed surface impregnated with slate, schist, quartz, vitrified brick, stone, [6] or ceramic granules, and the under-side ...

4. List of commercially available roofing materials - Wikipedia

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   A shingle is the generic term for an individual roofing unit that is applied with other such units in an overlapping fashion. [2] Wood shingle, shingles sawn from bolts of wood such as red cedar which has a useful performance life expectancy of up to 30 years. However, young growth red cedar has a short life expectancy and high cost.

5. What to Consider Before You Choose a Roofing Material - AOL

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   Generally speaking, though, a quality metal roof will often total about two to three times the cost of a fiberglass shingle roof, Miller says. So, for a typical 2,500-square-foot home with a 4,000 ...

6. Not all roofing shingles are created equal: Here are options ...

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   Metal roofing: "Available in two types, panels and shingles, metal roofs come in aluminum, copper, stainless steel and zinc." Slate: "Offering lots of beauty and a distinctive elegant appearance."

7. Domestic roof construction - Wikipedia

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   Some roofing materials help reduce air conditioning costs in hot climates by being designed to reflect light. Asphalt shingles is the most used roofing material in North America, making up as much as 75% of all steep slope roofs. This type of material is also gaining popularity in Europe due to lower installation costs.