How to Select the Best Roof Shingle Material for Your Home?

Depending on the quality of the shingles and the conditions, the lifespan of the roof can range from 15 to 30 years. Different people have different roofs in different environments, and they have different concerns, tastes, and expectations for their roofs. To choose the best option for your roof will be, you have to take a few things into account. These are 

• Your budget
• Your future plan 
• Your location
• Roof Complexity 
• Appearance

 

Wood Shingle Roof:

 It provides a natural and beautiful look and is a good option for roofing. It can be split and cut in different styles. Wood species less commonly used than red cedar. It includes other rot-resistant like white cedar, redwood, and yellow cedar. Wood species like pine are prone to wood rot and require special installation and rot treatment to lessen seasonal problems.

      It requires low maintenance but some species of softwood require special installation. Not surfaced wood shingles may experience rotting, distortion, or cutting. These shingles are easily replaced. If it is maintained properly and damps are not produced in wooded areas then it will last 25 to 30 years. They are more costly than asphalt shingles.

Asphalt Shingle Roof:

Asphalt shingle roofs are long-lasting and affordable. They come in different varieties and have different colors and textures. This type of roof shingle material is very popular. There are two varieties of styles of asphalt shingles, the “strip” shingle, and the “dimensional laminated” shingle. The strip shingle is a strip of shingle material (usually three times the length to height in proportion) with cutouts or tabs. The three-tab strip shingle is the most common strip shingle. The dimensional laminated shingle has different layers of tabs. It creates texture and features of the shingle.

    Asphalt shingles vary considerably in the range of lifespan. It depends on the quality of the shingle. This type of shingles can usually last for 15 to 40+ years.

Luxury Asphalt Shingle Roof:

Luxury asphalt shingles are made up of different materials. This type of Roof shingle lasts for a lifetime as it is made of premium quality material. Its life expectancy can be upwards of 50 years. If it is built once, no regular maintenance is required due to the durability and thickness of asphalt shingles.

Clay Tile Shingle Roof:

Clay roof tile is fireproof material used for both commercial and residential roofing. This type of shingle roof is attractive and long-lasting. They are red and barrel-shaped and are often termed Spanish tiles. French Tile is a version of clay tile and has a scratched design. This type of roofing can also look like wood shakes, clean-edged contemporary shapes, or European villa-style roofing. Tile roofing requires more roof structures so it handles the weight of the clay tiles because it is four times that of asphalt shingles. 

       Clay roof tiles are resistant to rot, insect damage, or fire damage. They are free of maintenance and can be recycled. These roof tiles encounter heat, rain, snow, thawing cycles, or freezing without any type of damage. Clay tile roof shingles are usually more expensive than wood shake roofs.

Wood Shake Roof:

Wood shake roofs may be split by machines or made by hand. Its manufacturing technique gives the characteristic rustic, rough-hewn texture and slight irregularity of a wood shake.

There are four main grades of Cedar shakes. These are:

• Hand-split shakes
• Tapersawn shakes
• Taper Split shakes
• Straight-split shakes

Proper installation of this type of shingles includes corrosion-resistant box or casing nails such as stainless steel, aluminum, galvanized, or brass. The same is true with wood-shingled roofs. Shake roofs require a special protective layer between shakes for proper installation, getting a two-layer roof installation. The life expectancy of wood shake roof shingles usually lasts between 35 to 50 years, if it is regularly maintained. They are more costly than wood shingles.

Metal Shingles:

For homeowners who do not like the look of standing seam metal roofs but want the advantages of metal, there are steel or aluminum shingles or shakes available. They are the best choice where appearance is more concerned but you still want a long-lasting and attractive roofing material. They can last between 35 to 45 years.

Slate Shingle Roof:

Slate as a roofing material goes back centuries. In the past, it was only seen as a ready-made building material, safe against insect infestation and fire. Presently, slate is available in the same qualities, except it also has a cachet or mystique that is not held by other types of roofing products. This type of roofing even has such an appeal that replica slate roofing made of rubber and other synthetic products is sometimes used. But slate shingle roof is frequently seen on homes in Great Britain, and it is seen on many residences in the U.S.

 

Concrete Tile Shingle Roof:

Concrete tile shingle roof requires a roof structure like clay tile roofs that are capable of handling the additional weight over asphalt shingles. The range of concrete tile roofing has improved old versions due to advances in manufacturing and pigmenting technologies. These tiles can now look like wood shake, clay tiles, slate, or stone. It has a range of different textures. These tiles are resistant to fire and carry a Class A fire rating. Unlike asphalt shingles, concrete tiles are also resistant to hail damage, crack-ups, and strong winds.

      The material used in concrete tile roofing is also durable and is a better option than clay roof tiles because it has a more economical choice. Its life expectancy is much larger, ranging between 60 to 100 years. Concrete tile roof shingles are less expensive than clay tile roofing.

 

The types of roof shingles that are explained above help you in choosing the best option for your home. The best roof shingles will cost you less in the long run. When you use the best roofing material, you typically end up getting more use out of your roof. Just call Roofing contractors. Our Roofing experts value visiting your home and evaluating accordingly because different homes are handled differently.