All products and services featured are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Shingles play a crucial ...

Asphalt shingles are by far the most popular residential roofing material. Nearly all asphalt shingles currently being manufactured have a fiberglass base and are referred to as fiberglass shingles.

Dan Simms is a contributing writer at USA TODAY Homefront specializing in home repair, renovation and renewable energy. While working as a property manager for one of the largest real estate ...

Metal roofs offer roughly double the longevity of asphalt, plus outstanding resistance to harsh weather conditions. Metal roofs are about twice as expensive as asphalt roofs. Choosing between a ...

In the U.S., asphalt shingles and metal roofing are the two most popular roofing systems. When I worked as a roofer, primarily with asphalt, one of the most common questions homeowners asked was ...

They’re typically about the same size as asphalt shingles, or 12 inches wide by 86 inches long. Each shingle weighs around 13 pounds per square foot. Most roofs can handle this amount of weight ...

Are you about to install a new roof on your home or small business? The odds are you’ll be giving serious consideration to asphalt shingles. This building material has dominated the U.S ...

Carpenter Bob Ryley demonstrates the installation of architectural-grade dimensional asphalt shingles on the roof of the Habitat for Humanity Blitz Build house in Yonkers, NY.

Are you about to install a new roof on your home or small business? The odds are you’ll be giving serious consideration to ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Millions of tons of shingles come off roofs and go to landfills each year. One company says it's figured out how to turn used shingles back into new ones.

Haus explains. ?Once the permissive specification is determined and assuming virgin asphalt prices remain high, the land disposal of shingle material will become rare. Our industry is prepared to ...