Roof Repair Guide

If you are looking to protect and enhance your biggest investment, your home, you may want to consider investing in architectural shingles (also referred to as laminated or dimensional shingles). Over the past several years, architectural shingles have grown tremendously in popularity, and for good reason.

Probably the main reason many home owners and contractors are drawn to architectural shingles is because of the value they can add to your home in terms of beauty and character. Old, standard shingles tend to look very flat and are not colorful. However, architectural shingles can really add dimension to how your house looks and offer many different color scheme options as well. And, architectural shingles are great for today’s ever-popular steep pitched roofs.

Additional benefits to using architectural shingles versus traditional shingles is that they have a larger exposure area, are heavier (yet still do not need additional support added to the roof), and last longer than most asphalt shingles. In fact, you will want to make sure you research the specific architectural shingle you are considering, but many architectural shingles can last 40 years or longer and can even have life-time warranties.

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