asphalt shingles
Tarry roof covering
Asphalt shingles are roofing materials made of fiberglass or organic felt saturated with asphalt and coated with mineral granules.
They're the most common residential roofing in North America—affordable, easy to install, and available in various colors and styles: The contractor recommended architectural asphalt shingles for better wind resistance.
They typically last twenty to thirty years.
File bundling utility
- bitumenViscous hydrocarbon mixture
- granulesSmall discrete particles
- fiberglassReinforced woven strand composite
- matFlat floor covering
underlayment · flashing · ridge · eaves · gutters · downspouts · drip edge · soffit
Resistant to outdoor elements
- wear-resistantAble to withstand friction
- longevityDuration of existence
- lifespanTotal existence duration
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
UV-resistant · impact-resistant · fade-resistant · warranty · maintenance · replacement · aging · curling
Securing with driven fasteners
- overlappingCovering part of another
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
- exposureState of being unprotected
staggering · cutting · sealing · adhesive strip · chalk line · ladder · scaffold · tearoff
tar
File bundling utility
- bitumenViscous hydrocarbon mixture
- granulesSmall discrete particles
- fiberglassReinforced woven strand composite
mat · underlayment · flashing · ridge · eaves · gutters · downspouts · drip edge · soffit · fascia
weatherproof
Resistant to outdoor elements
- wear-resistantAble to withstand friction
- longevityDuration of existence
- lifespanTotal existence duration
resilience · UV-resistant · impact-resistant · fade-resistant · warranty · maintenance · replacement · aging · curling · cracking
nailing
Securing with driven fasteners
- overlappingCovering part of another
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
exposure · staggering · cutting · sealing · adhesive strip · chalk line · ladder · scaffold · tearoff · reroofing
- roofing typesgable roof, flat roof, pitched roof, metal panels, corrugated metal
- roofingtile, metal roofing, roof tile, tile roofing, flat roof
- asphaltbitumen, blacktop, tarmac
- roofing salesroofing tiles, estimates, bids, quotes, contracts
- roof tilesclay tile, clay tiles, ceramic tile, slate tiles, concrete tile
- roofsgable, hip, flat, mansard, gambrel
asphalt shinglescopper roofing
Metal sheets atop buildings
green roof · living roof · slate · metal roofing · clay tiles
asphalt, shingle, shingles, asphalts, shingled, shingling, asphaltic, shingler