Thursday, January 19, 2012

Roofer Stockport-Basics of Roofing Shingles, Types and Their Applications

Shingles are generally considered as the most common method to install a roof over a house in most of the western countries including US, Canada and United Kingdom. If you are going to buy new shingles for your roof, it would be much better if you will take the assistance from the person that either you know or has been in the related business for some years. You can take some help from the supplier’s website online.

It would be better to think long and hard about the objective you have and the budget you can spend on shingles. Also, a lot will also depend on the current and future value of your home. In this article I am going to discuss the various types of roofing shingles, their application and their merits and demerits too. They are as follows;
 
Asphalt Shingles:

They are probably the most common type of shingles as they are extensively utilizing by roofer Stockport. They have one other name as composition shingles and they are toughened with fiberglass or paper.
 
Merits:
•    They are inexpensive.
•    They are manufactured in many colors and styles and that’s why they have varieties and you can have several options to choose.
•     They are considered as easy to repair shingles.
•    They are fire resistant and suitable to most residential applications.
 
Demerits:
•    Life span is considered relatively short compared to other forms of shingles.
•    They are vulnerable to mildew and moss growth.
•    Not considered as an environment friendly solution.

Wooden Shingles:

They are generally manufactured from cedar, spruce or treated pine. They have a machine cut design and have both sides smooth while hand split shingles have rough edged front sides and back side of smooth edge.
 
Merits:
•    Easy to repair, long lasting up to 30 to 50 years, intermingle in to the environment.

Demerits:
•    Expensive and requires high Maintenance.
•    Not very Fire resistant and are assumed prone to rot.

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