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TYPES OF ROOFING

 
Composition Roofing

 Composition and Dimensional Shingles

 

The most utilized roofing material, composition shingles are created from an organic or fiberglass base inundated with asphalt with a layer of minerals applied to the top side to guard against weathering. Fiberglass-based shingles exhibit more flexibility and strength than organically based shingles. Dimensional shingles, akin to composition shingles, are thicker and used more often for custom-built homes.

Dimensional shingles last longer than composition shingles, often up to 40 years (composition roofs last from 20 to 30 years). Composition and dimensional shingles offer the best roof for the money, which is the major reason they are the most-purchased.



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Metal Roofing

  Metal Roofing
 

Using this kind of roof does away with one of the concerns of cement and/or clay. It's not nearly so heavy and can therefore be placed on almost any house. Available in sheets or as shingles, metal roofing comes in a huge variety of colors and styles, even emulating clay, slate, and  wood.  It is offered in steel, aluminum, or copper. Metal roofs are very costly, however; they last a long time.


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Cedar Shake Roofing

 Cedar Shakes

 

Shake Roofing gives up-to-date performance along with a traditional appeal, which makes them a popular selection for historic houses or for new houses where owners place a great deal of value on appearances. Besides being quite striking visually, this type of roofing is also considered environmentally friendly.

Cedar shake roofing lasts about 30 years when quality products are utilized, but be careful: low-quality materials drop the lifespan to as low as five years. Cedar is fairly costly as a roofing material and even if your community doesn't  require it as an ordinance, you should only use shakes that have been treated with a fire retardant chemical.

 

Tile Roofing

Clay and Concrete Tile
 

Clay tiles have typically been utilized as roofing on houses with a distinct Spanish or Mediterranean flavor, but nowadays, you can get clay tiles in other patterns that beautifully accentuate traditionally designed homes. Although clay is very durable (lasting, at minimum, 40 to 50 years) under normal conditions, it can also shatter during hailstorms.

The biggest disadvantage to clay, besides its cost,  is the need for the structural capacity to hold it because of its very heavy weight. One alternative to the cost and breakage of clay is concrete tiles, which come in an even larger assortment of styles and colors, some of them made to emulate clay, slate, even cedar shakes! Although tougher than clay, concrete tiles do weigh in as one of the heaviest materials with which to roof a house so structural support issues must be addressed in this case, too.
 

Slate Roofing

Slate

 

Slate is another material used for roofing that features a gorgeous aesthetic appeal but is very heavy and rather delicate. Buying slate can be tricky, as well. The highest quality comes from Vermont, but there are non- U.S. companies that sell it. When purchasing, make sure that if the slate you are buying is coming from outside the U.S., that it is guaranteed for quality.

Synthetic slate can be obtained, which is lighter in weight and not as fragile, but is not recommended for regions that experience lots of freezing and thawing. The biggest advantage, besides its beauty, found in slate is its imperviousness to fire.



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