Different Types of Shingles
Asphalt shingles
- Most common type of roofing material
- Consists of a mat (usually fiberglass based), an asphalt coating for waterproofing, and mineral granules to protect the shingle
- Two major styles : 3-Tab and dimension
- 3-Tab shingles consist of a single shingle cut to look like three, smaller, uniform-sized shingles
- Dimension shingles are manufactured to give the appearance of height, adding a third dimension to your roof and sometimes mimics slate or wood-shake
- 25-year to lifetime product warranties available
Wood Shingles and Shakes
- Provides best insulation
- Natural looking
- Four major styles: taper sawn shingles, #1 shingles, medium shakes, and heavy shakes
- Taper sawn shingles are cut with a saw on all sides to give the roof a very uniform look
- #1 shingles are cut on the top and bottom but the sides are hand split giving the roof more of a dimension than a taper sawn roof
- Medium shakes, the most popular, are hand split on all sides giving the roof a definite dimensional look
- Heavy shakes are the same as medium, except each shingle is cut thicker to give the most dimensional look of all
Tile
- Highly durable, permeable, and freeze/thaw resistant
- Low maintenance
- Three major styles: slate, clay, and concrete
- Slate is a thin slice of slate rock cut to the size of a shingle
- Clay tile is made from clay and fired in a kiln to create a strong ceramic shingle
- Concrete tile is made from concrete and offers the greatest variety in shingle color and shape
- 50-year to lifetime product warranties available
Metal
- Made of high quality steel that will not rot, crack, split, or break
- 100% recyclable and made of 50% recycle materials
- Resists dirt and environmental aging
- Weights four-times less than composition shingles
- 50-year product warranty available
Synthetic
- Polymer based shingles
- Realistic colors and models that mimic natural slate and shake
- Light-weight, color-fast, and low maintenance
- High impact resistance
- 50-year product warranty available
Class 4 Impact Resistance
- Highest rating of impact resistance based on the Underwriters Laboratories Test 2218 (UL 2218)
- When a 2” steel ball is dropped 20 feet (at 90 mph) on the shingle, it shows no evidence of tears, cracks, or ruptures on either side
- Some asphalt, tile and synthetic shingles are listed under this rating
- May qualify you for savings on your homeowners insurance
