California Asphalt Shingle Roofing
Roof Installation, Repairs, Tune-ups, Replacements
Understanding asphalt shingle roofing in California?
The common trade name of the traditional shingle is asphalt shingle, fiberglass composition, composition shingle. Names that mean the same thing; that is, a roofing material composed of a thin fiberglass mat, asphalt, lime binder, and granite chips coated with ceramic for color. Asphalt shingle roofing is known as a cost-efficient product to satisfy lower price points, asphalt shingles have increased their aesthetic appeal due to improved manufacturing of thicker and stronger shingles.
Due to their cost-efficiency asphalt shingles have dominated market share. However, through 2019, the price point of asphalt shingles in California has greatly increased. Now, more decision-makers are looking at the benefits of other materials rather than just choosing the cheapest. In fact, more and more people are choosing stone coated steel roofs to do to their durability. The fact is asphalt shingles are not lasting as long as the length of the stated warranty period and is one of the reasons why homeowners choose California metal roof replacements by Western Roofing Systems vs asphalt shingle roofs.
Challenges for asphalt shingle roofs
One of the challenges to an asphalt roofing material is that the Sun bakes the Asphalt binder, the ceramic chips fall off and then deterioration is accelerated to the point that an Asphalt roof warranted for 30, 40, or even 50 years is lasting, according to national reports, only 15 to 20 years.
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