Roof Shingle Grades

Number 1 the highest grade of shingles are 100 heartwood 100 clear and 100 edge grain.

Roof shingle grades.

3 tab shingles are asphalt shingles that are manufactured as three separate tabs. Consumer reports reveals the best roofing shingles from its comprehensive tests including 3 tab architectural and multilayered architectural asphalt shingles. In addition to a description of what they like and dislike about their shingles homeowners also rate their satisfaction from 5 very satisfied to 1 very unsatisfied. There are three grades of asphalt shingles to choose from which are 3 tab shingles architectural shingles and impact resistant shingles.

Luxury or sometimes called. They are the most affordable out of the three asphalt roof shingles. Roof shingles are installed in such a fashion that each seam or joint is overlapped by a shingle further up the roof. Roof shingles consist of a series of individual overlapping components that when laid together in rows or courses starting at the bottom edge of a roof form a barrier designed to repel water snow and ice.

Thanks to digital technology all of your decisions and interactions from selecting the right roofer to choosing a shingle to paying the contractor can be done at a distance. Let owens corning help you determine when it is time for a new roof and then let us help you choose the shingles for your roof that are right for you. Architectural shingles are roof shingles that are made of two or three pieces of tabs that are laminated together to give the shingle more dimensional which is why they are sometimes called laminate or. Roof info has been collecting consumer reviews of shingles since 2009.

Strip shingles are denoted by the fact that they are single layered roofing shingles that are generally designed to look like slate. These are available in 16 18 and 24 lengths in either western red cedar or alaskan yellow cedar. What are roof shingles. The first thing to know about your roofing project.

Western red cedar shingles in this grade are sometimes referred to as blue label which is a registered certi label trademark. We can even help you find a professional to install it. And your family can remain in the home during the installation or repair. Owens corning produces high quality asphalt coating asphalt sealants and adhesives for asphalt shingles.

The most common and least expensive is the 3 tab shingles which are 3 tabs that are quite flat without much. Everything can be done at a distance. Strip shingles have a very flat appearance on the roof line and are typically the lightest weight roofing shingles available in the market. On the other hand if your roof is failing you re probably scrambling to find a reputable contractor you re also trying to figure out the type and color of shingle that will look best on your roof.

While a good contractor can give you some reliable input on asphalt. Roof shingles grading good.